Where does “hā” come from?
hā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian fa, from Proto-Oceanic pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
hā (Hawaiian): four; fourth; breath, life
Definitions
- four; fourth; breath, life
Ancestry of “hā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | fa | four |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | pat | four |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | pat | four |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | pat | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |