Where does “Siga Vakarauwai” come from?

Siga Vakarauwai (Fijian) comes from Fijian siga, from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ — sun.

Siga Vakarauwai (Fijian): Saturday

Definitions

  1. Saturday

Ancestry of “Siga Vakarauwai”, step by step

Siga Vakarauwai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fijian siga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijiansigaday; sun
2Proto-Oceanicsinaʀ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansinaʀray; beam
4Proto-AustronesiansiNaʀsun

via Fijian Vakarauwai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FijianVakarauwai—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ →