Etymograph

English

Kohala

Kohala comes from Hawaiian Kohala.

  1. HawaiianmodernKohala
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. HawaiianmodernKohala
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Sometimes mistakenly derived from kohola (‘whale’), which are plentiful in the area.

Today it means

name A volcano on Hawaii Island.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hawaiian Kohala / Kohala