Where does “hoʻonihoniho” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hoʻonihoniho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannihonihoto be toothed, notched, serrated
2Hawaiiannihotooth; beak; claw
3Proto-Polynesiannifotooth
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
5Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Polynesian nifo →