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Where does “loko” come from?

loko (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian loto — the interior; lake.

loko (Hawaiian): interior; inland; a small lake

Definitions

  1. interior; inland; a small lake

Ancestry of “loko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlotothe interior; lake

Words derived from “loko”

  • lokoino
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