Where does “rimu” come from?
rimu (English) comes from Maori rimu, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian rimu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian rimu, from Proto-Polynesian rimu, from Proto-Oceanic limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian limut.
rimu (English): A large evergreen conifer native to New Zealand,...
Definitions
- A large evergreen conifer native to New Zealand,...
Ancestry of “rimu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | rimu | moss; a large tree native to New Zealand,... |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | rimu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | rimu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | rimu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | limut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | limut | — |