Where does “kurī” come from?

kurī (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian kuli, from Proto-Oceanic *kuli.

kurī (Maori): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “kurī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiankulidog
2Proto-Oceanic*kuli

Words derived from “kurī

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kuliEvery word from Proto-Polynesian kuli