Where does “hoʻomākonā” come from?

hoʻomākonā (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian mākonā, from Hawaiian kona, from Proto-Polynesian *jona.

hoʻomākonā (Hawaiian): to act mean

Definitions

  1. to act mean

Ancestry of “hoʻomākonā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmākonāhard, unyielding
2Hawaiiankonahis, her, its; leeward side of an island,...
3Proto-Polynesian*jona—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *jona →Every word from Hawaiian kona →Every word from Hawaiian mākonā →