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.

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Ancestry of “kite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kite—
2Proto-Oceanic*kita—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
4Proto-Austronesian(i-)kitawe, us, our
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (i-)kita →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kita →