Where does “kiri” come from?

kiri (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian kili, from Proto-Oceanic kulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit, from Proto-Austronesian kuliC — rind.

kiri (Maori): skin; peel, bark, rind; hide, leather

Definitions

  1. skin; peel, bark, rind; hide, leather

Ancestry of “kiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiankili—
2Proto-Oceanickulitskin outer covering of the body of a person
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankulitskin
4Proto-AustronesiankuliCrind

Words derived from “kiri”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuliC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kulit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kulit →