Where does “pōnalo” come from?

pōnalo (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.

pōnalo (Hawaiian): gnat; small fly

Definitions

  1. gnat; small fly

Ancestry of “pōnalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannalofly
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋofly
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋohousefly
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
5Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
6Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →