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Where does “kiRe-kiRe” come from?

kiRe-kiRe (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Oceanic kiRe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kiRay.

kiRe-kiRe (Proto-Oceanic): pandanus

Definitions

  1. pandanus

Ancestry of “kiRe-kiRe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-OceanickiRe—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesiankiRay—

Words derived from “kiRe-kiRe”

  • kiekie
  • kiekie
  • kiekie
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kiRay →