Where does “hoʻomaha” come from?

hoʻomaha (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian maha, from Swahili mafa, from Swahili fa, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

hoʻomaha (Hawaiian): to pause, to rest

Definitions

  1. to pause, to rest

Ancestry of “hoʻomaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmahatemple
2Swahilimafacemetery, burial place
3Swahilifato die; to stop, come to an end
4Proto-Bantu-kúato die
5Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kúa →Every word from Swahili fa →