Where does “ola” come from?
ola (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian ola, from Proto-Oceanic wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wada, from Proto-Austronesian *wada.
ola (Hawaiian): existence; life; health
Ancestry of “ola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | ola | to be alive, exist |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | wola | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *wada | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *wada | — |