Where does “*kafika” come from?

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

*kafika (Proto-Polynesian): A plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple

Definitions

  1. A plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple

Ancestry of “*kafika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianKapika—
2HawaiianTabitaTabitha
3Aramaicטביתאgazelle; roe, doe

Words derived from “*kafika”

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