Where does “kiekie” come from?
kiekie (English) comes from Maori kiekie, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian kiekie, from Proto-Oceanic kiRe-kiRe, from Proto-Oceanic kiRe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kiRay.
kiekie (English): Freycinetia banksii, a high-climbing shrub of New...
Definitions
- Freycinetia banksii, a high-climbing shrub of New...
Ancestry of “kiekie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Maori | kiekie | A vine used by the Maori for food and as material... |
| 2 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | kiekie | Freycinetia species |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | kiRe-kiRe | pandanus |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | kiRe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kiRay | — |