Where does “ʻahamaka” come from?

ʻahamaka (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻaha, from Proto-Polynesian *kafa, from Proto-Oceanic *kapa — sennit.

ʻahamaka (Hawaiian): hammock as of tapa, fastened to the manuea, center support of a house

Definitions

  1. hammock as of tapa, fastened to the manuea, center support of a house

Ancestry of “ʻahamaka”, step by step

ʻahamaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻaha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻahameeting, gathering, assembly
2Proto-Polynesian*kafa—
3Proto-Oceanic*kapasennit

via Hawaiian Maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianMakaeye organ
2Polynesian*mata—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kapa →