Where does “wī” come from?
wī (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *wii, from Proto-Oceanic *quʀis, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quʀis.
wī (Hawaiian): famine; squeak; any high shrill sound; The name...
Definitions
- famine; squeak; any high shrill sound; The name...
Ancestry of “wī”, step by step
wī traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Polynesian *wii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *wii | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *quʀis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *quʀis | — |
via English vee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vee | The name of the Latin-script letter V; Something... |