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Where does “kiu” come from?

kiu (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian tiu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiup — blowing on.

kiu (Hawaiian): The name of a strong, moderately cold...

Definitions

  1. The name of a strong, moderately cold...

Ancestry of “kiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantiu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiupblowing on
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