Where does “kamaʻāina” come from?
kamaʻāina (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian Kama, from Proto-Polynesian *tama.
kamaʻāina (Hawaiian): A person born and bred in Hawaii
Definitions
- A person born and bred in Hawaii
Ancestry of “kamaʻāina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | Kama | — |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *tama | — |
Words derived from “kamaʻāina”