Where does “Kekoa” come from?

Kekoa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian koa, from Proto-Polynesian toqa.

Ancestry of “Kekoa”, step by step

Kekoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian koa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankoawarrior; koa; to be brave, military
2Proto-Polynesiantoqa—

via Hawaiian ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankethe
Every word from Proto-Polynesian toqa →Every word from Hawaiian koa →
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