Where does “Kuʻualoha” come from?

Kuʻualoha (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian aloha, from Proto-Polynesian qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan — love.

Ancestry of “Kuʻualoha”, step by step

Kuʻualoha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian aloha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianalohahello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,...
2Proto-Polynesianqarofalove
3Proto-Oceanic*qalopanlove
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləpanlove
5Proto-Austronesian*qaləpanlove

via Hawaiian kuʻu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankuʻumy
2Proto-Polynesian*tuku—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan →
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