Where does “uhi” come from?

uhi (Maori) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

uhi (Maori): yam; a chisel-like tool used to puncture Maori...

Definitions

  1. yam; a chisel-like tool used to puncture Maori...

Ancestry of “uhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata
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