Where does “Pualani” come from?
Pualani (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian Lani, from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.
Ancestry of “Pualani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | Lani | — |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | laŋi | sky |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | laŋit | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laŋit | sky |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | laŋiC | sky |