Where does “ʻine” come from?

ʻine (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian wahine, from Proto-Polynesian fafine, from Proto-Oceanic papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

ʻine (Hawaiian): negative

Definitions

  1. negative

Ancestry of “ʻine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianwahinewoman, female; wife
2Proto-Polynesianfafinewoman
3Proto-Oceanicpapinewoman
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
6Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

Words derived from “ʻine”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →