Where does “paʻa” come from?
paʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *paka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan.
paʻa (Hawaiian): solid; firm, fast, permanent
Definitions
- solid; firm, fast, permanent
Ancestry of “paʻa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *paka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *paŋgan | — |
Words derived from “paʻa”