Where does “aina” come from?

aina (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ai, from Proto-Polynesian qai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasiq — pity; compassion.

aina (Hawaiian): coition

Definitions

  1. coition

Ancestry of “aina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianaiTo have sexual intercourse, to copulate
2Proto-Polynesianqai—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqasiqpity; compassion
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasiq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qai →Every word from Hawaiian ai →
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