Where does “Pōʻalima” come from?
Pōʻalima (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pō, from Proto-Polynesian *po, from Proto-Oceanic boŋi, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi.
Pōʻalima (Hawaiian): Friday
Ancestry of “Pōʻalima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | pō | night |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *po | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | boŋi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bəʀŋi | — |