Where does “nifoa” come from?

nifoa (Samoan) comes from Samoan nifo, from Proto-Polynesian nifo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

nifoa (Samoan): toothed; having teeth

Definitions

  1. toothed; having teeth

Ancestry of “nifoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoannifotooth, tusk; horn
2Proto-Polynesiannifotooth
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
4Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Polynesian nifo →
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