Where does “hanini” come from?

hanini (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian haʻa-, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.

hanini (Hawaiian): to overflow

Definitions

  1. to overflow

Ancestry of “hanini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaʻa-
2Proto-Polynesianfakalike

Words derived from “hanini

Every word from Proto-Polynesian fakaEvery word from Hawaiian haʻa-