Where does “nkịta ọhịa” come from?
nkịta ọhịa (Igbo) comes from English ohia, from Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika, from Hawaiian Kapika, from Hawaiian Tabita, from Aramaic טביתא — gazelle; roe, doe.
nkịta ọhịa (Igbo): hyaena
Definitions
- hyaena
Ancestry of “nkịta ọhịa”, step by step
nkịta ọhịa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ohia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ohia | Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle... |
| 2 | Hawaiian | ʻōhiʻa | mountain apple or Malay apple; Syzygium malaccense |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | *kafika | A plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple |
| 4 | Hawaiian | Kapika | — |
| 5 | Hawaiian | Tabita | Tabitha |
| 6 | Aramaic | טביתא | gazelle; roe, doe |
via Igbo nkịta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igbo | nkịta | dog animal |