Where does “lālā” come from?

lālā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ — to broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire.

lālā (Hawaiian): branch, bough

Definitions

  1. branch, bough

Ancestry of “lālā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*rarato heat over fire to smoke
2Proto-Oceanic*raraŋto warm up, to heat
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*daŋdaŋto warm up, to heat
4Proto-Austronesian*daŋdaŋto broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire

Words derived from “lālā”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ →