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

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “nalo”, step by step

nalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Polynesian laŋo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaŋofly
2Proto-Oceaniclaŋohousefly
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
4Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
5Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—

via Proto-Germanic nēþlō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “nalo”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →
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