Where does “pā” come from?
pā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *pa.
pā (Hawaiian): fence, wall, enclosure
Definitions
- fence, wall, enclosure
Ancestry of “pā”, step by step
pā traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Polynesian *pa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *pa | — |
via Polynesian *pa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polynesian | *pa | — |
via Hawaiian pāʻia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | pāʻia | — |
Words derived from “pā”
- Paleozoic
- paleosol
- paleogeography
- paleogeographic
- paleodemography
- paleocurrent
- paleomammalian
- paleodemographic
- paleochannel
- paleobiological
- paleocortex
- paleofecal
- paleofeces
- paleosoil
- paleoethnobotanical
- paleolake
- paleolimnologist
- paleovegetation
- paleocommunity
- paleozoology
- paleogeographical
- paleospinothalamic
- paleodietary
- paleodiet