Where does “heahea” come from?

heahea (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hea, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fea.

heahea (Hawaiian): to welcome

Definitions

  1. to welcome

Ancestry of “heahea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianheamist; mist; to call, name
2Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*fea—

Words derived from “heahea”

Every word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fea →Every word from Hawaiian hea →