Where does “nalo meli” come from?

nalo meli (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian nalo, from Proto-Polynesian laŋo, from Proto-Oceanic laŋo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

nalo meli (Hawaiian): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “nalo meli”, step by step

nalo meli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian nalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannalofly
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋofly
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋohousefly
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
5Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
6Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—

via Hawaiian meli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmelihoney; bee
2Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →