Where does “kālailau nahele” come from?

kālailau nahele (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lau, from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

kālailau nahele (Hawaiian): botany

Definitions

  1. botany

Ancestry of “kālailau nahele”, step by step

kālailau nahele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlauleaf; many, numerous; four hundred
2Proto-Polynesianrauhundred
3Proto-OceanicraunUsed to count certain objects
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf

via Hawaiian nahele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannaheleforest, bush
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic raun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian rau →