Where does “aloha” come from?

aloha (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan — love.

aloha (Hawaiian): hello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,...

Definitions

  1. hello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,...

Ancestry of “aloha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqarofalove
2Proto-Oceanic*qalopanlove
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləpanlove
4Proto-Austronesian*qaləpanlove

Words derived from “aloha

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpanEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpanEvery word from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan
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