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Where does “mahi” come from?

mahi (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *mafi.

mahi (Hawaiian): farm

Definitions

  1. farm

Ancestry of “mahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*mafi—

Words derived from “mahi”

  • Mahiʻai
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *mafi →