Where does “kiwi” come from?

kiwi (Cebuano) comes from English Kiwi, from Maori kiwi — kiwi.

kiwi (Cebuano): a kiwi fruit; a kiwi; a flightless bird of the...

Definitions

  1. a kiwi fruit; a kiwi; a flightless bird of the...

Ancestry of “kiwi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKiwiA New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
2Maorikiwikiwi
Every word from Maori kiwi →Every word from English Kiwi →
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