iwi

Hawaiian

noun

Definitions

bone

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Oceanic *suʀi, *suʀi/ruʀi (thorn, fish bone, splinter) derived from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (thorn).

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*duʀi

Gloss

thorn

Concept

Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

durian Malay
*duʀi Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*duʀi-an Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*duʀi Proto-Austronesian
iwi Maori
dugi Bikol Central
durian Bikol Central
*suʀi, *suʀi/ruʀi Proto-Oceanic