Where does “kapa” come from?

kapa (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian tapa, from Proto-Polynesian *tafa.

kapa (Hawaiian): rim, edge; tapa

Definitions

  1. rim, edge; tapa

Ancestry of “kapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantapaedge; boundary; tapa
2Proto-Polynesian*tafa—

Words derived from “kapa”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tafa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian tapa →