Where does “lokomaikaʻi” come from?

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

lokomaikaʻi (Hawaiian): good will

Definitions

  1. good will

Ancestry of “lokomaikaʻi”, step by step

lokomaikaʻi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian loko

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

via Hawaiian Maikaʻi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianMaikaʻigoodness, wellness
2Hawaiianmaikaʻigoodness, wellness; good looking; to be well,...
Every word from Proto-Polynesian loto →Every word from Hawaiian loko →