Where does “lokoʻino” come from?

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

lokoʻino (Hawaiian): an evil disposition, a lack of kindness

Definitions

  1. an evil disposition, a lack of kindness

Ancestry of “lokoʻino”, step by step

lokoʻino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian loko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlokointerior; inland; a small lake
2Proto-Polynesianlotothe interior; lake

via Hawaiian ʻino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻinohate, sin
Every word from Proto-Polynesian loto →Every word from Hawaiian loko →