Where does “niho” come from?

niho (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

niho (Rapa Nui): tooth

Definitions

  1. tooth

Ancestry of “niho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiannifotooth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
3Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Polynesian nifo →