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Where does “Kakalina” come from?

Kakalina (Hawaiian) comes from English Catherine, from French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Katerina, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ — self.

Ancestry of “Kakalina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCatherine—
2FrenchCatherine—
3Medieval LatinKaterina—
4LatinEcaterina—
5Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη—
6Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
7Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
8Ancient Greekἕaccusative of οὗ : him
9Proto-Hellenichwe—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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