Where does “hua ʻala” come from?
hua ʻala (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hua, from Proto-Polynesian *fua, from Proto-Oceanic puaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *buaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.
hua ʻala (Hawaiian): nutmeg
Definitions
- nutmeg
Ancestry of “hua ʻala”, step by step
hua ʻala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian hua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hua | fruit; egg |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *fua | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | puaq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *buaq | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *buaq | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buaq | fruit |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | buaq | fruit |
via Hawaiian ʻala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻala | fragrance; fragrance; esteemed person |