Where does “lani” come from?

lani (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

lani (Hawaiian): sky, heavens, firmament; heaven; air

Definitions

  1. sky, heavens, firmament; heaven; air

Ancestry of “lani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
2Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
4Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

Words derived from “lani”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →