Where does “*kanahe” come from?

*kanahe (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *kanase, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay, from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay.

Ancestry of “*kanahe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*kanase—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaNasay—
3Proto-Austronesian*kanasay—

Words derived from “*kanahe”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kanase →