Etymograph

English

Niue

Niue comes from Niuean Niuē ‘behold the coconut palm’.

  1. NiueanmodernNiuē‘behold the coconut palm’
  2. EnglishtodayNiue

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. NiueanmodernNiuē‘behold the coconut palm’
  2. EnglishtodayNiue

Today it means

name An island and country in Polynesia in Oceania, a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand. Official name: Republic of Niue. Capital: Alofi.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Niuean Niuē / Niue