Where does “ʻilikai” come from?

ʻilikai (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻili, from Proto-Polynesian kili, from Proto-Oceanic kulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit, from Proto-Austronesian kuliC — rind.

ʻilikai (Hawaiian): surface of the sea

Definitions

  1. surface of the sea

Ancestry of “ʻilikai”, step by step

ʻilikai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻiliskin; peel, bark, rind; hide, leather
2Proto-Polynesiankili—
3Proto-Oceanickulitskin outer covering of the body of a person
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankulitskin
5Proto-AustronesiankuliCrind

via Hawaiian Kai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianKaisea
2Hawaiiankaisea; salt water; seaside, area near the sea,...
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