Where does “Hanalei” come from?

Hanalei (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian Hana-, from Proto-Polynesian *faŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

Hanalei (Hawaiian): also used as a variant of Hanalē, from

Definitions

  1. also used as a variant of Hanalē, from

Ancestry of “Hanalei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianHana-occurs only as the initial element in placenames
2Proto-Polynesian*faŋawarm, hot
3Proto-Oceanic*paŋan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan →