Where does “aumiki” come from?

aumiki (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian au, from Proto-Polynesian au, from Proto-Oceanic (i-)au, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku — I; me; my.

aumiki (Hawaiian): rip current

Definitions

  1. rip current

Ancestry of “aumiki”, step by step

aumiki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian au

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianauI; era, period of time; current
2Proto-PolynesianauI, me, my
3Proto-Oceanic(i-)auI
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)akuI; me; my
7Proto-Austronesian(i-)akuI; me; my

via Hawaiian miki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmikito suck in
2Proto-Polynesian*miti—
3Proto-Oceanic*miti—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (i-)aku →