Where does “malama” come from?
malama (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lama, from Proto-Polynesian rama, from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ.
malama (Hawaiian): moon, moonlight; month; perhaps
Definitions
- moon, moonlight; month; perhaps
Ancestry of “malama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | lama | torch; light |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | rama | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *ramaʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | damaʀ | — |