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Where does “Kulia” come from?

Kulia (Hawaiian) comes from English Julia, from Latin Iūlia, from Latin Iūlius, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Kulia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJulia—
2LatinIūlia—
3LatinIūlius—
4Latiniuppiter—
5Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
6Proto-Italic*djous—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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