The story
- Hawaiian · derived fromʻahi“yellowfin tuna”
- Japanese · derived fromトンボ“dragonfly”
- English todaytombo ahi
From Japanese トンボ (tonbo, “dragonfly”, a nickname for the albacore tuna; its long pectoral fins are likened to the wings of a dragonfly) + ahi, from Hawaiian ʻahi (“yellowfin tuna”).
Words from the same roots
Hawaiianʻahi all →
ahi
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.