Where does “iho” come from?

iho (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *hifo, from Proto-Oceanic *sipo.

iho (Hawaiian): core, pith; axis, axle; descent

Definitions

  1. core, pith; axis, axle; descent

Ancestry of “iho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*hifo—
2Proto-Oceanic*sipo—

Words derived from “iho”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *sipo →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *hifo →