Where does “peʻa” come from?
peʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian peka, from Proto-Oceanic bʷeka.
peʻa (Hawaiian): cross; bat; starfish
Ancestry of “peʻa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | peka | bat |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | bʷeka | — |