Where does “ʻEmelē” come from?

ʻEmelē (Hawaiian) comes from English Emily, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

Ancestry of “ʻEmelē”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Emily	—
2	Latin	Aemilia	—
3	Latin	aemulus	striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
4	Proto-Italic	aimelos	striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5	Proto-Italic	aimos	imitation
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eym-	to copy, imitate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →