Where does “maha” come from?

maha (Hawaiian) comes from Swahili mafa, from Swahili fa, from Proto-Bantu -kúa, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- — to die.

maha (Hawaiian): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “maha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimafacemetery, burial place
2Swahilifato die; to stop, come to an end
3Proto-Bantu-kúato die
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*kwwú-to die

Words derived from “maha”

Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- →Every word from Proto-Bantu -kúa →Every word from Swahili fa →