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Where does “hōʻaʻā” come from?

hōʻaʻā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian kakaha.

hōʻaʻā (Hawaiian): to kindle, to light

Definitions

  1. to kindle, to light

Ancestry of “hōʻaʻā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiankakaha—
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