Where does “aitu” come from?

aitu (Tokelauan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *qaitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu — ghost; owl.

aitu (Tokelauan): ghost

Definitions

  1. ghost

Ancestry of “aitu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*qaitughost spirit of the dead
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqanitughost; owl
3Proto-AustronesianqaNiCughost; owl

Words derived from “aitu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *qaitu →
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