Where does “kani” come from?

kani (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

kani (Hawaiian): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “kani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantaŋito cry to weep
2Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
4Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry

Words derived from “kani”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →