Where does “hiu” come from?

hiu (Proto-Malayo-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan hiu, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi hiu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu, from Proto-Austronesian qiSu — shark.

Ancestry of “hiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanhiu—
2Proto-Sunda-Sulawesihiu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqihushark
4Proto-AustronesianqiSushark

Words derived from “hiu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qiSu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi hiu →