Where does “kāpena” come from?
kāpena (Hawaiian) comes from English cabin, from Middle English caban, from Old French cabane, from Occitan cabana, from Late Latin capanna — hut.
Ancestry of “kāpena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cabin | A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier,... |
| 2 | Middle English | caban | — |
| 3 | Old French | cabane | — |
| 4 | Occitan | cabana | cabin, hut |
| 5 | Late Latin | capanna | hut |