Etymology Explorer
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Where does “iho” come from?
iho (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu, from Proto-Austronesian qiSu — shark.
Ancestry of “iho”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
qihu
shark
2
Proto-Austronesian
qiSu
shark
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