Where does “hoana” come from?

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

hoana (Hawaiian): grindstone

Definitions

  1. grindstone

Ancestry of “hoana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhoafriend, companion, associate, colleague, comrade, partner, mate, peer
2Proto-Polynesian*soa—
3Proto-Oceanic*soʀa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *soʀa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *soa →Every word from Hawaiian hoa →