Where does “iwi” come from?
iwi (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic suʀi, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.
iwi (Maori): extended kinship group, tribe, nation, people,...
Definitions
- extended kinship group, tribe, nation, people,...
Ancestry of “iwi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *hui | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | suʀi | thorn, splinter, fish bone |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *zuʀi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duʀi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | duʀi | thorn |