Where does “nalo” come from?
nalo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian laŋo, from Proto-Oceanic laŋo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.
nalo (Hawaiian): fly
Ancestry of “nalo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | laŋo | fly |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | laŋo | housefly |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | laŋaw | bluebottle, blowfly, horsefly |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | laŋaw | housefly |
| 5 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *laŋaw | — |
Words derived from “nalo”