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Where does “koholā” come from?

koholā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian tafolaqa.

koholā (Hawaiian): humpback whale

Definitions

  1. humpback whale

Ancestry of “koholā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuclear Polynesiantafolaqa—
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