Where does “Olelo Matuahine” come from?

Olelo Matuahine (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian makuahine, from Hawaiian wahine, from Proto-Polynesian fafine, from Proto-Oceanic papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

Olelo Matuahine (Hawaiian): Niʻihau dialect

Definitions

  1. Niʻihau dialect

Ancestry of “Olelo Matuahine”, step by step

Olelo Matuahine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian makuahine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmakuahinemother
2Hawaiianwahinewoman, female; wife
3Proto-Polynesianfafinewoman
4Proto-Oceanicpapinewoman
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
7Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Hawaiian ʻōlelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻōlelolanguage, speech; word, term; statement
2Proto-Polynesianqalelo—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandeləq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi →