Where does “ʻūpā makani” come from?

ʻūpā makani (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian makani, from Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi — wind.

ʻūpā makani (Hawaiian): bellows, device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled amount by opening and closing

Definitions

  1. bellows, device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled amount by opening and closing

Ancestry of “ʻūpā makani”, step by step

ʻūpā makani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian makani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmakaniwind
2Proto-Polynesian*mataŋiwind

via Hawaiian ʻūpā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻūpāto open and close the mouth in eating, speaking etc
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi →