Where does “Kahalaomāpuana” come from?

Kahalaomāpuana (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hala, from Proto-Polynesian sala, from Proto-Oceanic salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

Kahalaomāpuana (Hawaiian): a minor goddess, the fifth Maile sister

Definitions

  1. a minor goddess, the fifth Maile sister

Ancestry of “Kahalaomāpuana”, step by step

Kahalaomāpuana traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhalasin; error; to sin
2Proto-Polynesiansalaerr; error; crime; sin
3Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error

via Hawaiian kā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankāto strike, hit, thrust, dash, hurl; container;...
2Proto-Polynesiantaʻa—
3Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

via Hawaiian Māpuana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianMāpuana—
2Hawaiianmāpuanawafted fragrance
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic salaq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sala →