Where does “ʻAlohilani” come from?

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

ʻAlohilani (Hawaiian): a mythical heavenly land

Definitions

  1. a mythical heavenly land

Ancestry of “ʻAlohilani”, step by step

ʻAlohilani 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 ʻalohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻalohishine
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →