Where does “Kamalei” come from?

Kamalei (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian Kama, from Proto-Polynesian *tama.

Kamalei (Hawaiian): name of a star

Definitions

  1. name of a star

Ancestry of “Kamalei”, step by step

Kamalei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Kama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianKamachild regardless of sex
2Proto-Polynesian*tama—

via Hawaiian Lei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianLeilei, a wreath of flowers or leaves
2Hawaiianleilei, a wreath of flowers or leaves; necklace;...
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