Where does “uwhiuwhi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “uwhiuwhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriuwhi—
2Proto-Polynesian*qufiyam
3Proto-Oceanic*qupiyam
4Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata

Words derived from “uwhiuwhi”

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