Where does “mākonā” come from?

mākonā (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kona, from Proto-Polynesian *jona.

mākonā (Hawaiian): hard, unyielding

Definitions

  1. hard, unyielding

Ancestry of “mākonā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankonahis, her, its; leeward side of an island,...
2Proto-Polynesian*jona—

Words derived from “mākonā”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *jona →Every word from Hawaiian kona →