Where does “Makanui” come from?

Makanui (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian maka, from Proto-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Oceanic *mata-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

Ancestry of “Makanui”, step by step

Makanui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmakaeye; face; bud
2Proto-Polynesianmataeye
3Proto-Oceanic*mata-eye organ
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
7Proto-Austronesianmataeye
8Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ

via Hawaiian haw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhawbig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →