Where does “puʻukani” come from?

puʻukani (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kani, from Proto-Polynesian taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis — to cry.

puʻukani (Hawaiian): sweet-voiced

Definitions

  1. sweet-voiced

Ancestry of “puʻukani”, step by step

puʻukani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankanisound
2Proto-Polynesiantaŋito cry to weep
3Proto-Oceanictaŋisto cry, to lament
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaŋisto cry
5Proto-AustronesianCaŋisto cry

via Hawaiian puʻu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuʻuany geological protuberance like hill, mound
2Proto-Polynesian*puku—
3Proto-Oceanic*buku—
4Proto-Austronesian*bukuh—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caŋis →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taŋis →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taŋis →