Where does “mea” come from?
mea (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian mea, from Proto-Oceanic meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)iʀaq — red.
mea (Hawaiian): thing, object; person; Reddish, as water full of...
Definitions
- thing, object; person; Reddish, as water full of...
Ancestry of “mea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | mea | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | meʀaq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)iʀaq | red |