Where does “uwhi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “uwhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*qufiyam
2Proto-Oceanic*qupiyam
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata

Words derived from “uwhi”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qupi →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *qufi →
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