Where does “aloha” come from?

aloha (Indonesian) comes from Hawaiian aloha, from Proto-Polynesian qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan — love.

aloha (Indonesian): hello, greetings

Definitions

  1. hello, greetings

Ancestry of “aloha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianalohahello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,...
2Proto-Polynesianqarofalove
3Proto-Oceanic*qalopanlove
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləpanlove
5Proto-Austronesian*qaləpanlove
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan →
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