Where does “Pōʻakahi” come from?
Pōʻakahi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻakahi, from Hawaiian kahi, from Proto-Polynesian tasi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
Pōʻakahi (Hawaiian): Monday
Definitions
- Monday
Ancestry of “Pōʻakahi”, step by step
Pōʻakahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian ʻakahi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻakahi | one |
| 2 | Hawaiian | kahi | one, single; some; to cut; the place |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | tasi | one; single |
| 4 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 5 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 6 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 7 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 8 | French | taxamètre | — |