Where does “iho” come from?

iho (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu, from Proto-Austronesian qiSu — shark.

iho (Cebuano): a shark; a scaleless, predatory fish of the...

Definitions

  1. a shark; a scaleless, predatory fish of the...

Ancestry of “iho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqihushark
2Proto-AustronesianqiSushark
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu →