Where does “Kalani” come from?

Kalani (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lani, from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

Kalani (Hawaiian): gallon unit of measure

Definitions

  1. gallon unit of measure

Ancestry of “Kalani”, step by step

Kalani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlanisky, heavens, firmament; heaven; air
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
5Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Hawaiian ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankathe
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →