Where does “Keala” come from?

Keala (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ala, from Proto-Polynesian hala, from Proto-Oceanic jalan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

Ancestry of “Keala”, step by step

Keala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianalaway, path, road
2Proto-Polynesianhala—
3Proto-Oceanicjalanpath a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
7Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

via Hawaiian ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankethe
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan →
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