Where does “aouli” come from?

aouli (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian uli, from Proto-Polynesian *quli, from Proto-Oceanic *quliñ.

aouli (Hawaiian): firmament, sky

Definitions

  1. firmament, sky

Ancestry of “aouli”, step by step

aouli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian uli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianulihaving any dark color (blue, green, black, etc.)
2Proto-Polynesian*quli—
3Proto-Oceanic*quliñ—

via Hawaiian ao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianaolight; daylight; day
2Proto-Polynesianqaocloud
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *quliñ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *quli →Every word from Hawaiian uli →