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Where does “akamai” come from?

akamai (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *qata-mai.

akamai (Hawaiian): intelligence, wit; intelligent, smart, clever

Definitions

  1. intelligence, wit; intelligent, smart, clever

Ancestry of “akamai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*qata-mai—

Words derived from “akamai”

  • akamai
  • akeakamai
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