Where does “ʻohā” come from?

ʻohā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian kofa, from Proto-Oceanic kopa.

ʻohā (Hawaiian): Taro corm growing from the older root; offspring,...

Definitions

  1. Taro corm growing from the older root; offspring,...

Ancestry of “ʻohā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiankofa—
2Proto-Oceanickopa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic kopa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian kofa →