Where does “*tii” come from?

*tii (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *jiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siʀi.

Ancestry of “*tii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*jiʀi—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*siʀi—

Words derived from “*tii”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siʀi →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *jiʀi →