Where does “kāhea” come from?

kāhea (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kā-, from Proto-Polynesian taa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian taRaq — to hew wood with an adze.

kāhea (Hawaiian): to call, to cry out

Definitions

  1. to call, to cry out

Ancestry of “kāhea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankā-forms causative verbs
2Proto-Polynesiantaa—
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze
4Proto-AustronesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taRaq →Every word from Hawaiian kā- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq →