Where does “hoa” come from?

hoa (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *soa, from Proto-Oceanic *soʀa.

hoa (Hawaiian): friend, companion, associate, colleague, comrade, partner, mate, peer

Definitions

  1. friend, companion, associate, colleague, comrade, partner, mate, peer

Ancestry of “hoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*soa—
2Proto-Oceanic*soʀa—

Words derived from “hoa”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *soʀa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *soa →
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