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

Definitions

  1. the; calm, pacified

Ancestry of “nā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive

Words derived from “nā”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →