Where does “tāuwhiuwhi” come from?

tāuwhiuwhi (Maori) comes from Maori uwhiuwhi, from Maori uwhi, from Proto-Polynesian *qufi, from Proto-Oceanic *qupi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

Ancestry of “tāuwhiuwhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriuwhiuwhi—
2Maoriuwhi—
3Proto-Polynesian*qufiyam
4Proto-Oceanic*qupiyam
5Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qupi →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *qufi →
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