Where does “fafine” come from?

fafine (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

fafine (Proto-Polynesian): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “fafine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpapinewoman
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
4Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

Words derived from “fafine”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi →