Where does “Lani” come from?

Lani (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

Lani (Hawaiian): sky, heavens, firmament

Definitions

  1. sky, heavens, firmament

Ancestry of “Lani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
2Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
4Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

Words derived from “Lani”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →