Where does “polalauahi” come from?

polalauahi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ahi, from Proto-Polynesian afi, from Proto-Oceanic api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

polalauahi (Hawaiian): vog

Definitions

  1. vog

Ancestry of “polalauahi”, step by step

polalauahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ahi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianahifire
2Proto-Polynesianafifire
3Proto-Oceanicapifire
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianapifire
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apuyfire oxidation reaction
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
7Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

via Hawaiian lau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlauleaf; many, numerous; four hundred
2Proto-Polynesianrauhundred
3Proto-OceanicraunUsed to count certain objects
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
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