Where does “tio” come from?

tio (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tio, from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm — oyster.

tio (Maori): oyster

Definitions

  1. oyster

Ancestry of “tio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tiooyster mollusk
2Proto-Oceanic*tiʀomoyster mollusk
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiʀəmoyster

Words derived from “tio”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tio →