Where does “nā” come from?
nā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.
nā (Hawaiian): the; calm, pacified
Ancestry of “nā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ŋa | I |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | l/b-ŋa | five |