Where does “mōakaaka” come from?

mōakaaka (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian akaaka, from Hawaiian aka, from Proto-Polynesian *qata.

mōakaaka (Hawaiian): clear, plain, intelligible

Definitions

  1. clear, plain, intelligible

Ancestry of “mōakaaka”, step by step

mōakaaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian akaaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianakaakaclear, transparent
2Hawaiianakaappearing, bright
3Proto-Polynesian*qata—

via Proto-Indo-European mō-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmō-great; sizable
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *qata →Every word from Hawaiian aka →Every word from Hawaiian akaaka →