Where does “kanae” come from?

kanae (English) comes from Maori kanae, from Proto-Polynesian *kanahe, from Proto-Oceanic *kanase, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay, from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay.

kanae (English): A grey mullet

Definitions

  1. A grey mullet

Ancestry of “kanae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikanae—
2Proto-Polynesian*kanahe—
3Proto-Oceanic*kanase—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaNasay—
5Proto-Austronesian*kanasay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kanase →