Where does “kite” come from?
kite (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kite, from Proto-Oceanic *kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita — we, us, our.
kite (Maori): to see
Ancestry of “kite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *kite | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *kita | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (i-)kita | we, us, our |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | (i-)kita | we, us, our |