Where does “Niuean” come from?

Niuean (English) comes from English Niue, from Niuean Niuē, from Niuean niu, from Proto-Polynesian niu, from Proto-Oceanic niuʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.

Niuean (English): A person from Niue or of Niuean descent

Definitions

  1. A person from Niue or of Niuean descent

Ancestry of “Niuean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNiue—
2NiueanNiuēbehold the coconut palm
3Niueanniucoconut
4Proto-Polynesianniucoconut
5Proto-Oceanicniuʀcoconut
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*niuʀ—
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*niuʀ—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ →
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