Where does “rangi” come from?

rangi (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

rangi (Maori): sky; heaven; day

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven; day

Ancestry of “rangi”, step by step

rangi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Polynesian laŋi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
2Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
4Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Proto-Oceanic raqani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicraqani—

Words derived from “rangi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →