Where does “ʻohana” come from?

ʻohana (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kofaŋa, from Proto-Polynesian kofa, from Proto-Oceanic kopa.

ʻohana (Hawaiian): family, relatives, kin group; ohana; to gather...

Definitions

  1. family, relatives, kin group; ohana; to gather...

Ancestry of “ʻohana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kofaŋa—
2Proto-Polynesiankofa—
3Proto-Oceanickopa—

Words derived from “ʻohana”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic kopa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian kofa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kofaŋa →