Where does “uhi” come from?

uhi (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

uhi (Hawaiian): yam; covering, veil; solid tattoo

Definitions

  1. yam; covering, veil; solid tattoo

Ancestry of “uhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata

Words derived from “uhi”

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