Where does “kuahao” come from?

kuahao (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hao — iron; general name for metal tools; a bit.

kuahao (Hawaiian): anvil, heavy iron block as work surface in blacksmithing

Definitions

  1. anvil, heavy iron block as work surface in blacksmithing

Ancestry of “kuahao”, step by step

kuahao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaoiron; general name for metal tools; a bit

via Hawaiian kua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankuaback; burden; to chop
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