Where does “a i ʻole” come from?
a i ʻole (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian i, from Proto-Polynesian i — in; at; to.
Ancestry of “a i ʻole”, step by step
a i ʻole traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | i | used to mark the following as a direct object;... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | i | in; at; to |
via Hawaiian ʻole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻole | not, without, lacking; to deny; zero, nothing,... |
via Hawaiian a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | a | and; until, up to; of, belonging to |