Where does “*tahina” come from?

*tahina (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *taci-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ta-huaji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.

Ancestry of “*tahina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*taci-sibling
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianta-huajiAlternative form of *huaji
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*huaji—
4Proto-AustronesianSuajisibling

Words derived from “*tahina”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Suaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ta-huaji →