Where does “kahika” come from?

kahika (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kafika, from Hawaiian Kapika, from Hawaiian Tabita, from Aramaic טביתא — gazelle; roe, doe.

Ancestry of “kahika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kafikaA plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple
2HawaiianKapika—
3HawaiianTabitaTabitha
4Aramaicטביתאgazelle; roe, doe

Words derived from “kahika”

Every word from Aramaic טביתא →Every word from Hawaiian Tabita →Every word from Hawaiian Kapika →