Where does “ihu” come from?
ihu (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *isu, from Proto-Oceanic *icuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.
ihu (Maori): nose
Ancestry of “ihu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *isu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *icuŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ijuŋ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ujuŋ | Alternative form of *ijuŋ |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | mujiŋ | nose |