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Where does “ariʻi” come from?

ariʻi (Tahitian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qariki — nobleman, chief.

ariʻi (Tahitian): noble

Definitions

  1. noble

Ancestry of “ariʻi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqarikinobleman, chief
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