Where does “Nīhoa” come from?

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

Nīhoa (Hawaiian): toothed, serrated

Definitions

  1. toothed, serrated

Ancestry of “Nīhoa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Nīhoa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Polynesian nifo →
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