Where does “ʻaina ahiahi” come from?

ʻaina ahiahi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻaina, from Hawaiian ʻai, from Proto-Polynesian kai, from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

ʻaina ahiahi (Hawaiian): dinner, evening meal

Definitions

  1. dinner, evening meal

Ancestry of “ʻaina ahiahi”, step by step

ʻaina ahiahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻaina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻainameal
2Hawaiianʻaifood; in particular, any food that is not fish;...
3Proto-Polynesiankaifood
4Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
6Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

via Hawaiian ahiahi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianahiahievening
2Proto-Polynesian*afiafi—
3Proto-Oceanic*ʀapilate afternoon to evening
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
5Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →