Where does “*afiafi” come from?

*afiafi (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi — evening.

Ancestry of “*afiafi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*ʀapilate afternoon to evening
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ʀabiqievening
3Proto-Austronesian*ʀabiqievening

Words derived from “*afiafi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ʀapi →
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