Where does “kaha kiko” come from?

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

kaha kiko (Hawaiian): punctuation mark

Definitions

  1. punctuation mark

Ancestry of “kaha kiko”, step by step

kaha kiko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kaha

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

via Hawaiian kiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankikoto peck
2Proto-Eastern Polynesian*tito—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tafa →Every word from Hawaiian kaha →