Where does “hiwa” come from?

hiwa (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

hiwa (Proto-Polynesian): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “hiwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanichiwa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhiwa—
3Proto-AustronesianSiwanine

Words derived from “hiwa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa →Every word from Proto-Oceanic hiwa →