Where does “ʻiʻo pale niho” come from?

ʻiʻo pale niho (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian niho, from Proto-Polynesian nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

ʻiʻo pale niho (Hawaiian): gums

Definitions

  1. gums

Ancestry of “ʻiʻo pale niho”, step by step

ʻiʻo pale niho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian niho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannihotooth; beak; claw
2Proto-Polynesiannifotooth
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
4Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth

via Hawaiian ʻiʻo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻiʻoflesh
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Polynesian nifo →