Where does “Māhealani” come from?

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

Māhealani (Hawaiian): night of the full moon in ancient Hawaiian calendar

Definitions

  1. night of the full moon in ancient Hawaiian calendar

Ancestry of “Māhealani”, step by step

Māhealani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Lani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianLanisky, heavens, firmament
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
5Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Hawaiian māhea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmāheato be hazy
2Hawaiianheamist; mist; to call, name
3Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*fea—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →