Where does “hoʻaʻā” come from?

hoʻaʻā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian kakaha.

hoʻaʻā (Hawaiian): to kindle, to light

Definitions

  1. to kindle, to light

Ancestry of “hoʻaʻā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiankakaha
Every word from Proto-Polynesian kakaha