Where does “iwa” come from?

iwa (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

iwa (Maori): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “iwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianhiwanine
2Proto-Oceanichiwa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhiwa—
4Proto-AustronesianSiwanine
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa →Every word from Proto-Oceanic hiwa →