Where does “aloha ahiahi” come from?

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

aloha ahiahi (Hawaiian): good evening

Definitions

  1. good evening

Ancestry of “aloha ahiahi”, step by step

aloha ahiahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian aloha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianalohahello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,...
2Proto-Polynesianqarofalove
3Proto-Oceanic*qalopanlove
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləpanlove
5Proto-Austronesian*qaləpanlove

via Hawaiian ahiahi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianahiahievening
2Proto-Polynesian*afiafi—
3Proto-Oceanic*ʀapilate afternoon to evening
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
5Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan →
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