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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | *taci- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ta-huaji | Alternative form of *huaji |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *huaji | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Suaji | sibling |