Where does “Kaleo” come from?

Kaleo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian leo, from Proto-Polynesian leo, from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.

Ancestry of “Kaleo”, step by step

Kaleo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian leo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
2Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
3Proto-Oceanicleqo—
4Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
5Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ—
6Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
8Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

via Hawaiian kā

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

via Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ →