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Where does “ʻahi” come from?

ʻahi (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kasi.

ʻahi (Hawaiian): yellowfin tuna; bigeye tuna

Definitions

  1. yellowfin tuna; bigeye tuna

Ancestry of “ʻahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kasi—

Words derived from “ʻahi”

  • ahi
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kasi →