Where does “mōhai” come from?

mōhai (Hawaiian) comes from Navajo -HAI, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy — winter.

mōhai (Hawaiian): sacrifice, offering

Definitions

  1. sacrifice, offering

Ancestry of “mōhai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-HAIa winter, a year passes; {|...
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̣αywinter
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy →Every word from Navajo -HAI →