Where does “ʻaha ʻaina” come from?

ʻaha ʻaina (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻaina, from Hawaiian ʻai, from Proto-Polynesian kai, from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

ʻaha ʻaina (Hawaiian): feast, banquet

Definitions

  1. feast, banquet

Ancestry of “ʻaha ʻaina”, step by step

ʻaha ʻaina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻaina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻainameal
2Hawaiianʻaifood; in particular, any food that is not fish;...
3Proto-Polynesiankaifood
4Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
6Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

via Hawaiian ʻaha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻahameeting, gathering, assembly
2Proto-Polynesian*kafa—
3Proto-Oceanic*kapasennit
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →