Where does “kiekie” come from?
kiekie (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic kiRe-kiRe, from Proto-Oceanic kiRe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kiRay.
kiekie (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian): Freycinetia species
Ancestry of “kiekie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | kiRe-kiRe | pandanus |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | kiRe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kiRay | — |
Words derived from “kiekie”