Where does “kinoea” come from?

kinoea (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ea, from Proto-Polynesian eqa.

kinoea (Hawaiian): gas

Definitions

  1. gas

Ancestry of “kinoea”, step by step

kinoea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianeasovereignty, rule; air, breath, gas, vapor; life,...
2Proto-Polynesianeqa—

via Hawaiian kino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankinobody; form; person, self
2Proto-Polynesian*tino—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian eqa →Every word from Hawaiian ea →