Where does “*hui” come from?

*hui (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic suʀi, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi, from Proto-Austronesian duʀi — thorn.

*hui (Proto-Polynesian): thorn

Definitions

  1. thorn

Ancestry of “*hui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicsuʀithorn, splinter, fish bone
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
4Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn

Words derived from “*hui”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duʀi →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀi →