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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorihōihohorse
2EnglishHORSEA poker variant consisting of five different...
3Middle EnglishhorseAlternative form of hors; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishhorshorse
5Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
6Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Maori uha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriuha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers-Every word from Proto-Germanic hrussąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hross