Where does “ahi” come from?

ahi (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian afi, from Proto-Oceanic api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

ahi (Maori): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianafifire
2Proto-Oceanicapifire
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianapifire
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apuyfire oxidation reaction
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
6Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
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