English
Kunekune
Kunekune comes from Māori kune ‘to swell’, and goes back to Proto-Oceanic *kune.
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kunereconstructed
- Māorimodernkune‘to swell’
- Māori, derivedmodernkunekune
- EnglishtodayKunekune
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kunereconstructed
- Māorimodernkune‘to swell’
- Māori, derivedmodernkunekune
- EnglishtodayKunekune
Every English word from Proto-Oceanic *kune
Today it means
noun A small, hairy breed of domestic pig that originated in New Zealand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Oceanic *kune / Kunekune