Where does “awa” come from?

awa (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *awa, from Proto-Oceanic *sawaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *sawaŋ.

awa (Hawaiian): port

Definitions

  1. port

Ancestry of “awa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*awa—
2Proto-Oceanic*sawaŋ—
3Proto-Austronesian*sawaŋ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *sawaŋ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *sawaŋ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *awa →