Where does “tauiwi” come from?

tauiwi (Maori) comes from Maori iwi, from Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic suʀi, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

Ancestry of “tauiwi”, step by step

tauiwi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori iwi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriiwiextended kinship group, tribe, nation, people,...
2Proto-Polynesian*huithorn
3Proto-Oceanicsuʀithorn, splinter, fish bone
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀi—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
6Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

via Maori tau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritauyear; to settle; knowledge
2Proto-Polynesiantaquyear; season
3Proto-Oceanictaqunyear
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqunyear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀi →