Where does “ehu kai” come from?

ehu kai (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Hellenic ehu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

ehu kai (Hawaiian): seaspray

Definitions

  1. seaspray

Ancestry of “ehu kai”, step by step

ehu kai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Hellenic ehu-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicehu-good
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Hawaiian Kai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianKaisea
2Hawaiiankaisea; salt water; seaside, area near the sea,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehu- →