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Where does “hiu” come from?

hiu (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qihu, from Proto-Austronesian qiSu.

Ancestry of “hiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqihu—
2Proto-AustronesianqiSu—

Words derived from “hiu”

  • hiu
  • hiu martil
  • yu
  • hiu
  • هيو
  • يو
  • hiu
  • hiu
  • hiu
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