Where does “vahine” come from?

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

vahine (Rapa Nui): female

Definitions

  1. female

Ancestry of “vahine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tahitianvahinewoman
2Proto-Polynesianfafinewoman
3Proto-Oceanicpapinewoman
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
6Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

Words derived from “vahine”

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