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Where does “ʻaʻā” come from?

ʻaʻā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian kakaha.

ʻaʻā (Hawaiian): aa, a type of lava; to burn, glow; to be covered...

Definitions

  1. aa, a type of lava; to burn, glow; to be covered...

Ancestry of “ʻaʻā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiankakaha—

Words derived from “ʻaʻā”

  • aa
  • aas
  • aa
Every word from Proto-Polynesian kakaha →