Where does “afi” come from?
afi (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian afi, from Proto-Oceanic api, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian api, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.
afi (Samoan): fire
Ancestry of “afi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | afi | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | api | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | api | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *apuy | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hapuy | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | Sapuy | fire |