Where does “tamafafine” come from?

tamafafine (Samoan) comes from Samoan fafine, from Proto-Polynesian fafine, from Proto-Oceanic papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

tamafafine (Samoan): daughter

Definitions

  1. daughter

Ancestry of “tamafafine”, step by step

tamafafine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Samoan fafine

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

via Samoan tama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoantamaboy; child
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi →