*SET-U

English word origin

Etymology of aloha

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *qaləp Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Oceanic *qalopan Proto

1 source sectionExtended source reportWiktionary original ↗
In this entry · 1 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
noun

Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection. · An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below).

intj

Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *qaləp Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan Proto-Oceanic *qalopan Proto-Polynesian *qarofa Hawaiian alohabor. English aloha Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”), from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa. Doublet of aroha and aropa.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Borrowed-form mentionalohahaw · love
  • Derivation mention*qarofapoz-pol-pro
Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "etymon",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "haw:aloha",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Austronesian *qaləp\nProto-Austronesian *qaləpan\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan\nProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan\nProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan\nProto-Oceanic *qalopan\nProto-Polynesian *qarofa\nHawaiian alohabor.\nEnglish aloha\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Austronesian\", \"term\" : \"*qaləp\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"map-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Austronesian\", \"term\" : \"*qaləpan\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"map-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*qaləpan\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*qaləpan\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"poz-cet-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*qaləpan\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"pqe-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Oceanic\", \"term\" : \"*qalopan\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"poz-oce-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*qarofa\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pol-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Hawaiian\", \"term\" : \"aloha\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"haw\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"aloha\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"aloha\">"
    },
    {
      "name": "bor+",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "haw",
        "3": "aloha",
        "t": "love"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Hawaiian aloha (“love”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*qarofa"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qarofa"
    },
    {
      "name": "dbt",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "aroha",
        "3": "aropa"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of aroha and aropa"
    },
    {
      "name": "etymon",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "haw:aloha",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Austronesian *qaləp\nProto-Austronesian *qaləpan\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan\nProto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan\nProto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan\nProto-Oceanic *qalopan\nProto-Polynesian *qarofa\nHawaiian alohabor.\nEnglish aloha"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "*qaləp",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qaləp"
    ],
    [
      "*qaləpan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qaləpan"
    ],
    [
      "*qaləpan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qaləpan"
    ],
    [
      "*qaləpan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/qaləpan"
    ],
    [
      "*qaləpan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/qaləpan"
    ],
    [
      "*qalopan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qalopan"
    ],
    [
      "*qarofa",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qarofa"
    ],
    [
      "aloha",
      "aloha#Hawaiian"
    ],
    [
      "aloha",
      "aloha#Hawaiian"
    ],
    [
      "*qarofa",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qarofa"
    ],
    [
      "aroha",
      "aroha#English"
    ],
    [
      "aropa",
      "aropa#English"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "noun",
      "glosses": [
        "Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.",
        "An utterance of aloha (see Interjection, below)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hawaii"
      ],
      "recordId": "7d76935b9902eada86db0252895448313e1e372179cc7a58b29601cf4f5b5e31",
      "rawRecordSha256": "d498d48068b6ef0f7a04075e166188ff3039be0175925ad481e202daa43f0000",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 14338
    },
    {
      "pos": "intj",
      "glosses": [
        "Expressing good wishes when greeting or parting from someone; hello; goodbye."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hawaii"
      ],
      "recordId": "9944d0eb93107835f2035cb25797431332a7d95fd76a92d4265a91a1cd7258f5",
      "rawRecordSha256": "fd6ff9c9cc9cfae70a19308ec4b2658311d8229755ae9b37a63065ac58ebc139",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 14339
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for aloha →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger
Machine-source provenance
Source SHA-256
5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run
73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID
w-YWxvaGE