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Where does “kina” come from?

kina (English) comes from Maori kina — sea urchin.

kina (English): The national currency of Papua New Guinea,...

Definitions

  1. The national currency of Papua New Guinea,...

Ancestry of “kina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikinasea urchin
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