Where does “kio” come from?

kio (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tio, from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm — oyster.

kio (Hawaiian): mollusc; oyster

Definitions

  1. mollusc; oyster

Ancestry of “kio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tiooyster mollusk
2Proto-Oceanic*tiʀomoyster mollusk
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiʀəmoyster
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tio →