English
Kona
Kona comes from Hawaiian kona ‘leeward side’, and goes back to Proto-Polynesian *toŋa ‘southern trade wind’.
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*toŋa‘southern trade wind’reconstructed
- Hawaiianmodernkona‘leeward side’
- EnglishtodayKona
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*toŋa‘southern trade wind’reconstructed
- Hawaiianmodernkona‘leeward side’
- EnglishtodayKona
Every English word from Proto-Polynesian *toŋa
Another origin of Kona
- Telugumodernకోనkōna‘dell, corner, garden’
- EnglishtodayKona
Today it means
name A district on the Big Island, Hawaii, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Polynesian *toŋa / Kona