Where does “hoiho” come from?

hoiho (English) comes from Maori hōiho, from English HORSE, from Middle English horse, from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

hoiho (English): The yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes

Definitions

  1. The yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes

Ancestry of “hoiho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorihōihohorse
2EnglishHORSEA poker variant consisting of five different...
3Middle EnglishhorseAlternative form of hors; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishhorshorse
5Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
6Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hross →
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