Where does “paleokarstic” come from?

paleokarstic (English) comes from English paleo, from Hawaiian leo, from Proto-Polynesian leo, from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ — neck.

paleokarstic (English): Relating to a paleokarst

Definitions

  1. Relating to a paleokarst

Ancestry of “paleokarstic”, step by step

paleokarstic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleoClipping of paleodiet
2Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
3Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
4Proto-Oceanicleqo—
5Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ—
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
9Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

via English karstic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkarsticOf or pertaining to karst
2EnglishKarstA type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage
3GermanKarstkarst; mattock
4Middle High Germankarst—
5Old High Germankarstmattock, hoe
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ →