Etymology

aropa

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Today it means: A social concept, among the Anutans, of affection and empathy expressed through sharing and cooperation. Full definition →

Anuta aropa ← Proto-Polynesian *qarofa
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The story

  1. Proto-Polynesian · derived from*qarofa“love”
  2. Anuta · borrowed fromaropa
  3. English todayaropa

From Anuta aropa, from Proto-Polynesian *qarofa (“love”). Doublet of aloha and aroha.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Polynesian*qarofa all →

aloha

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.