Where does “*kafika” come from?
*kafika (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Hawaiian Kapika, from Hawaiian Tabita, from Aramaic טביתא — gazelle; roe, doe.
Ancestry of “*kafika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | Kapika | — |
| 2 | Hawaiian | Tabita | Tabitha |
| 3 | Aramaic | טביתא | gazelle; roe, doe |