Where does “Laniakea” come from?

Laniakea (Translingual) comes from English Laniakea, from Hawaiian Lani, from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

Laniakea (Translingual): Laniakea: The supercluster containing the Earth

Definitions

  1. Laniakea: The supercluster containing the Earth

Ancestry of “Laniakea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLaniakeaA supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way
2HawaiianLanisky, heavens, firmament
3Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
4Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
6Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →