Where does “aʻela” come from?

aʻela (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lā, from Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

aʻela (Hawaiian): upward, sideways; next

Definitions

  1. upward, sideways; next

Ancestry of “aʻela”, step by step

aʻela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlāsail; dorsal fin; sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
2Proto-Polynesian*lasail a piece of fabric attached to a boat
3Proto-Oceaniclayaʀsail
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
5Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

via Hawaiian aʻe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianaʻeany of several native Hawaiian trees; up, upward,...
2Hawaiianaand; until, up to; of, belonging to
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