Where does “gite” come from?

gite (Aiwoo) comes from Proto-Oceanic *taci-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ta-huaji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.

Ancestry of “gite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*taci-sibling
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianta-huajiAlternative form of *huaji
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huaji—
4Proto-AustronesianSuajisibling
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ta-huaji →
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