Where does “i lagi” come from?

i lagi (Samoan) comes from Samoan lagi, from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

i lagi (Samoan): up

Definitions

  1. up

Ancestry of “i lagi”, step by step

i lagi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Samoan lagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanlagisky; heaven
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
5Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Samoan i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoaniused to mark the following as a direct object;...
2Proto-Polynesianiin; at; to
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →