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

Definitions

  1. existence; life; health

Ancestry of “ola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianolato be alive, exist
2Proto-Oceanicwolato be exist
3Proto-Oceanic*wada—
4Proto-Austronesian*wada—

Words derived from “ola”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic wola →