Where does “iva” come from?

iva (Tuvaluan) comes from Proto-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Oceanic hiwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa, from Proto-Austronesian Siwa — nine.

iva (Tuvaluan): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “iva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianhiwanine
2Proto-Oceanichiwa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhiwa—
4Proto-AustronesianSiwanine
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Siwa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hiwa →Every word from Proto-Oceanic hiwa →
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