Where does “ihu” come from?

ihu (Tahitian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *isu,*usu, from Proto-Oceanic *icuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ, from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ — nose.

ihu (Tahitian): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “ihu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*isu,*usu—
2Proto-Oceanic*icuŋnose organ of the face
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*ijuŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-PolynesianujuŋAlternative form of *ijuŋ
5Proto-Austronesianmujiŋnose
Every word from Proto-Austronesian mujiŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ujuŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ijuŋ →
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