Where does “hoʻōla” come from?

hoʻōla (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ola, from Proto-Polynesian ola, from Proto-Oceanic wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wada, from Proto-Austronesian *wada.

hoʻōla (Hawaiian): salvation

Definitions

  1. salvation

Ancestry of “hoʻōla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianolaexistence; life; health
2Proto-Polynesianolato be alive, exist
3Proto-Oceanicwolato be exist
4Proto-Oceanic*wada—
5Proto-Austronesian*wada—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic wola →