Where does “ilelo” come from?

ilelo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lā, from Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

ilelo (Hawaiian): basement

Definitions

  1. basement

Ancestry of “ilelo”, step by step

ilelo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlāsail; dorsal fin; sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
2Proto-Polynesian*lasail a piece of fabric attached to a boat
3Proto-Oceaniclayaʀsail
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
5Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

via Hawaiian iho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianihocore, pith; axis, axle; descent
2Proto-Polynesian*hifo—
3Proto-Oceanic*sipo—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ →