Where does “kūkaenalo” come from?

kūkaenalo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian nalo, from Proto-Polynesian laŋo, from Proto-Oceanic laŋo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

kūkaenalo (Hawaiian): beeswax

Definitions

  1. beeswax

Ancestry of “kūkaenalo”, step by step

kūkaenalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian nalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannalofly
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋofly
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋohousefly
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
5Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
6Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—

via Hawaiian kūkae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankūkaeexcrement, dung, feces
2Proto-Eastern Polynesiantuutaʻe—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →