Where does “kaha hoʻokomo” come from?

kaha hoʻokomo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kaha, from Proto-Polynesian *tafa.

kaha hoʻokomo (Hawaiian): caret mark used by proofreaders to indicate insertion

Definitions

  1. caret mark used by proofreaders to indicate insertion

Ancestry of “kaha hoʻokomo”, step by step

kaha hoʻokomo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kaha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankahato cut open, to slice lengthwise
2Proto-Polynesian*tafa—

via Hawaiian hoʻokomo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhoʻokomoto insert
2Hawaiianhoʻo-forms causative verbs; forms verbs of pretense;...
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tafa →Every word from Hawaiian kaha →