Where does “kawa” come from?
kawa (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian kawa, from Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, from Proto-Oceanic *wakaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ.
kawa (Maori): sour; a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house...
Definitions
- sour; a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house...
Ancestry of “kawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | kawa | kava, bitterness; bitter, sour |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *kawaʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *wakaʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *wakaʀ | — |