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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | ala | way, path, road |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | hala | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | jalan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | zalan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | zalan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zalan | path |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | zalan | path |