Where does “Kameāloha” come from?

Kameāloha (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian aloha, from Proto-Polynesian qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan — love.

Ancestry of “Kameāloha”, step by step

Kameāloha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian aloha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianalohahello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,...
2Proto-Polynesianqarofalove
3Proto-Oceanic*qalopanlove
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləpanlove
5Proto-Austronesian*qaləpanlove

via Hawaiian mea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmeathing, object; person; Reddish, as water full of...
2Proto-Polynesianmea
3Proto-Oceanicmeʀaqred having red as its colour
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)iʀaqred

via Hawaiian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianto strike, hit, thrust, dash, hurl; container;...
2Proto-Polynesiantaʻa
3Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpanEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpanEvery word from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan