Where does “Nāmaka” come from?

Nāmaka (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian nā, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

Nāmaka (Hawaiian): a goddess, an antagonist of Pele

Definitions

  1. a goddess, an antagonist of Pele

Ancestry of “Nāmaka”, step by step

Nāmaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian nā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannāthe; calm, pacified
2Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive

via Hawaiian Maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianMakaeye organ
2Polynesian*mata—

Words derived from “Nāmaka”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →Every word from Hawaiian nā →