Where does “pāpaʻi niu” come from?
pāpaʻi niu (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian niu, from Proto-Polynesian niu, from Proto-Oceanic niuʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.
pāpaʻi niu (Hawaiian): coconut crab
Definitions
- coconut crab
Ancestry of “pāpaʻi niu”, step by step
pāpaʻi niu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian niu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | niu | coconut |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | niu | coconut |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | niuʀ | coconut |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *niuʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *niuʀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | niuʀ | coconut |
via Hawaiian pāpaʻi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | pāpaʻi | crab |