Where does “Fiji” come from?

Fiji comes from Fijian Viti Levu, the name of the largest island in the Fijian archipelago.

Ancestry of “Fiji”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tongan	Fisi	—
2	Proto-Polynesian	*fiti	—
3	Lithuanian	pinti	to plait , to braid; to twine, to plait; to put
4	Ottoman Turkish	پنتی	—
5	Armenian	փնթի	—
6	Middle Armenian	փնթի	—
7	Old Armenian	-թի	Alternative form of -տի

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