Where does “i loko” come from?

i loko (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian i, from Proto-Polynesian i — in; at; to.

i loko (Hawaiian): inside

Definitions

  1. inside

Ancestry of “i loko”, step by step

i loko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianiused to mark the following as a direct object;...
2Proto-Polynesianiin; at; to

via Hawaiian loko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlokointerior; inland; a small lake
2Proto-Polynesianlotothe interior; lake
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