Where does “Kamapuaʻa” come from?

Kamapuaʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian Kama, from Proto-Polynesian *tama.

Kamapuaʻa (Hawaiian): a lecherous demigod with pig and human form

Definitions

  1. a lecherous demigod with pig and human form

Ancestry of “Kamapuaʻa”, step by step

Kamapuaʻa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Kama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianKamachild regardless of sex
2Proto-Polynesian*tama—

via Hawaiian puaʻa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuaʻapig, hog, swine; pork; a general name for any...
2Proto-Polynesianpuakapig, hog
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