Where does “mahalo nui loa” come from?

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

mahalo nui loa (Hawaiian): many thanks, thank you very much

Definitions

  1. many thanks, thank you very much

Ancestry of “mahalo nui loa”, step by step

mahalo nui loa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian mahalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmahalothank you; thanks, gratitude; admiration, praise,...
2Proto-Eastern Polynesianmasalo—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansadəp—

via Hawaiian loa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianloadistance, length; long, permanent
2Proto-Polynesianloalong

via Hawaiian nui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannuiplenty, a lot, size, dimension, number, area;...
2Proto-Nuclear Polynesiannuibig
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sadəp →Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian masalo →Every word from Hawaiian mahalo →