Where does “ihola” come from?

ihola (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lā, from Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

ihola (Hawaiian): downward; afterwards; self

Definitions

  1. downward; afterwards; self

Ancestry of “ihola”, step by step

ihola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlāsail; dorsal fin; sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
2Proto-Polynesian*lasail a piece of fabric attached to a boat
3Proto-Oceaniclayaʀsail
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
5Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

via Hawaiian iho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianihocore, pith; axis, axle; descent
2Proto-Polynesian*hifo—
3Proto-Oceanic*sipo—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ →
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