Where does “ʻinamona” come from?

ʻinamona (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian momona, from Proto-Polynesian *mona, from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak — fat; grease; ointment.

ʻinamona (Hawaiian): a condiment made from crushed, roasted candlenut mixed with salt

Definitions

  1. a condiment made from crushed, roasted candlenut mixed with salt

Ancestry of “ʻinamona”, step by step

ʻinamona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian momona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmomonafat
2Proto-Polynesian*monafat
3Proto-Oceanic*moñakfat, oil
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*moñak—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment

via Hawaiian ʻīnaʻi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻīnaʻirelish, garnish
2Proto-Polynesian*kiinaki—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *moñak →