Where does “קיווי” come from?

קיווי (Yiddish) comes from English Kiwi, from Maori kiwi — kiwi.

קיווי (Yiddish): kiwi

Definitions

  1. kiwi

Ancestry of “קיווי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKiwiA New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
2Maorikiwikiwi
Every word from Maori kiwi →Every word from English Kiwi →
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