Where does “kapa” come from?
kapa (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian tapa, from Proto-Polynesian *tafa.
kapa (Hawaiian): rim, edge; tapa
Ancestry of “kapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | tapa | edge; boundary; tapa |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *tafa | — |