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Where does “loa” come from?

loa (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian loa — long.

loa (Hawaiian): distance, length; long, permanent

Definitions

  1. distance, length; long, permanent

Ancestry of “loa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianloalong

Words derived from “loa”

  • Mauna Loa
  • Mauna Loa
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