Where does “huinahā” come from?

huinahā (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hā, from Proto-Polynesian fa, from Proto-Oceanic pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

huinahā (Hawaiian): quadrangle

Definitions

  1. quadrangle

Ancestry of “huinahā”, step by step

huinahā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhāfour; fourth; breath, life
2Proto-Polynesianfafour
3Proto-Oceanicpatfour
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianpatfour
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianpat—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
7Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Hawaiian huina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhuina—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat →