Where does “huia” come from?
huia (English) comes from Proto-Polynesian *fuia, from Proto-Oceanic *pusiRa.
huia (English): A wattlebird, Heteralocha acutirostris, endemic...
Definitions
- A wattlebird, Heteralocha acutirostris, endemic...
Ancestry of “huia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *fuia | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *pusiRa | — |