Where does “mala” come from?

mala (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian mara.

mala (Hawaiian): bruised; aching; stiff and sore

Definitions

  1. bruised; aching; stiff and sore

Ancestry of “mala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmara
Every word from Proto-Polynesian mara