The word aloha derives from the Proto-Polynesian root *qarofa.
It has cognates in other Polynesian languages, such as Samoan alofa and Māori aroha, also meaning "love".
The word aloha derives from the Proto-Polynesian root *qarofa.
It has cognates in other Polynesian languages, such as Samoan alofa and Māori aroha, also meaning "love".