Where does “hihi” come from?

hihi (Tokelauan) comes from Samoan sisi, from English cheese, from Middle English chese, from Old English ċīese — cheese.

hihi (Tokelauan): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “hihi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoansisicheese
2EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
3Middle Englishchesecheese dairy product
4Old Englishċīesecheese
Every word from Old English ċīese →Every word from Middle English chese →Every word from English cheese →