Where does “malama” come from?

malama (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lama, from Proto-Polynesian rama, from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ — tree resin used in torches.

malama (Hawaiian): moon, moonlight; month; perhaps

Definitions

  1. moon, moonlight; month; perhaps

Ancestry of “malama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlamatorch; light
2Proto-Polynesianramatorch
3Proto-Oceanic*ramaʀtree resin used in torches
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian rama →