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Where does “ʻoumuamua” come from?

ʻoumuamua (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻou — reach out for.

ʻoumuamua (Hawaiian): scout; leader ; messenger

Definitions

  1. scout; leader ; messenger

Ancestry of “ʻoumuamua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻoureach out for
Every word from Hawaiian ʻou →