Where does “anamanaʻo” come from?
anamanaʻo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian āna, from Proto-Polynesian qana, from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.
anamanaʻo (Hawaiian): survey, poll
Definitions
- survey, poll
Ancestry of “anamanaʻo”, step by step
anamanaʻo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian āna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | āna | his, hers, its |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | qana | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قَنَاة | spear; tube; reed |
| 4 | Aramaic | קַנְיָא | — |
| 5 | Akkadian | qanûm | reed, cane |
via Hawaiian manaʻo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | manaʻo | thought, idea; meaning; to think, to consider |