Where does “hina” come from?
hina (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *sina, from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ.
Ancestry of “hina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *sina | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | sinaʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | sinaʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | siNaʀ | — |