Where does “kui” come from?
kui (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tui, from Proto-Oceanic *tuʀi.
kui (Hawaiian): to string; needle, pin; to string or thread...
Definitions
- to string; needle, pin; to string or thread...
Ancestry of “kui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *tui | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *tuʀi | — |