Where does “mahalo” come from?

mahalo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Eastern Polynesian masalo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sadəp.

mahalo (Hawaiian): thank you; thanks, gratitude; admiration, praise,...

Definitions

  1. thank you; thanks, gratitude; admiration, praise,...

Ancestry of “mahalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Polynesianmasalo—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansadəp—

Words derived from “mahalo”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sadəp →Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian masalo →