Where does “hāuli” come from?

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

hāuli (Hawaiian): blackish

Definitions

  1. blackish

Ancestry of “hāuli”, step by step

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