Where does “anapuni” come from?

anapuni (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian āna, from Proto-Polynesian qana, from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.

anapuni (Hawaiian): boundary

Definitions

  1. boundary

Ancestry of “anapuni”, step by step

anapuni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian āna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianānahis, hers, its
2Proto-Polynesianqana—
3Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
4Aramaicקַנְיָא—
5Akkadianqanûmreed, cane

via Hawaiian puni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpunisurrounded
Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →