Where does “vahine” come from?

vahine (English) comes from Tahitian vahine, from Proto-Polynesian fafine, from Proto-Oceanic papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

vahine (English): Synonym of wahine

Definitions

  1. Synonym of wahine

Ancestry of “vahine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tahitianvahinewoman
2Proto-Polynesianfafinewoman
3Proto-Oceanicpapinewoman
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
6Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi →
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