Where does “anawaena” come from?

anawaena (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian āna, from Proto-Polynesian qana, from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.

anawaena (Hawaiian): diameter

Definitions

  1. diameter

Ancestry of “anawaena”, step by step

anawaena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian āna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianānahis, hers, its
2Proto-Polynesianqana—
3Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
4Aramaicקַנְיָא—
5Akkadianqanûmreed, cane

via Hawaiian waena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianwaenamiddle
Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →