Where does “tuhinga” come from?

tuhinga (Maori) comes from Maori tuhi, from Proto-Polynesian *tusi.

Ancestry of “tuhinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorituhi—
2Proto-Polynesian*tusi—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tusi →Every word from Maori tuhi →
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