Where does “māhea” come from?
māhea (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hea, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *fea.
māhea (Hawaiian): to be hazy
Ancestry of “māhea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hea | mist; mist; to call, name |
| 2 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | *fea | — |
Words derived from “māhea”