Where does “kaikaina” come from?

kaikaina (Hawaiian) comes from Lithuanian kaina, from Proto-Polynesian *tahina, from Proto-Oceanic *taci-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ta-huaji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.

kaikaina (Hawaiian): a younger sibling

Definitions

  1. a younger sibling

Ancestry of “kaikaina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankainaprice
2Proto-Polynesian*tahina—
3Proto-Oceanic*taci-sibling
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianta-huajiAlternative form of *huaji
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huaji—
6Proto-AustronesianSuajisibling
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ta-huaji →