Where does “Lani” come from?

Lani (English) comes from Hawaiian Lani, from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

Lani (English): An indigenous people of Puncak, Central Papua and Lanny Jaya, Highland Papua

Definitions

  1. An indigenous people of Puncak, Central Papua and Lanny Jaya, Highland Papua

Ancestry of “Lani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianLanisky, heavens, firmament
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
5Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →