Where does “hōiho uha” come from?
hōiho uha (Maori) comes from Maori hōiho, from English HORSE, from Middle English horse, from Old English hors, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
Ancestry of “hōiho uha”, step by step
hōiho uha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori hōiho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | hōiho | horse |
| 2 | English | HORSE | A poker variant consisting of five different... |
| 3 | Middle English | horse | Alternative form of hors; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | hors | horse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hross | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrussą | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Maori uha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | uha | — |