Where does “Kanikau” come from?

Kanikau (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kani, from Proto-Polynesian taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

Kanikau (Hawaiian): Lamentations book of the Bible

Definitions

  1. Lamentations book of the Bible

Ancestry of “Kanikau”, step by step

Kanikau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankanisound
2Proto-Polynesiantaŋito cry to weep
3Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
5Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry

via Hawaiian kau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankauseason; to settle
2Proto-Polynesiantau—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →