Where does “Kuʻuleialoha” come from?
Kuʻuleialoha (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian aloha, from Proto-Polynesian qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan.
Ancestry of “Kuʻuleialoha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | aloha | hello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | qarofa | love |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *qalopan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *qaləpan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *qaləpan | — |