Where does “hoakipa” come from?

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

hoakipa (Hawaiian): visitor

Definitions

  1. visitor

Ancestry of “hoakipa”, step by step

hoakipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhoafriend, companion, associate, colleague, comrade, partner, mate, peer
2Proto-Polynesian*soa—
3Proto-Oceanic*soʀa—

via Hawaiian kipa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankipato visit, to call
2Proto-Polynesian*tipa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tipas—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *soʀa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *soa →Every word from Hawaiian hoa →