Where does “ahiahi” come from?

ahiahi (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *afiafi, from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi — evening.

ahiahi (Hawaiian): evening

Definitions

  1. evening

Ancestry of “ahiahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*afiafi
2Proto-Oceanic*ʀapilate afternoon to evening
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
4Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening

Words derived from “ahiahi

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqiEvery word from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi