Where does “kahuna” come from?
kahuna (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian -na, from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa.
kahuna (Hawaiian): priest, sorcerer, magician, minister, wizard;...
Definitions
- priest, sorcerer, magician, minister, wizard;...
Ancestry of “kahuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | -na | Common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | -ŋa | — |
Words derived from “kahuna”