Where does “Laniakea” come from?

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

Laniakea (English): A supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way

Definitions

  1. A supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way

Ancestry of “Laniakea”, step by step

Laniakea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Lani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianLanisky, heavens, firmament
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
5Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Hawaiian [[lani]]+[[ākea]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiian[[lani]]+[[ākea]]—

Words derived from “Laniakea”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →