English
konini
Konini comes from Māori kōnini ‘green or raw fruit of the tree fuchsia or…’, and goes back to Proto-Polynesian *konini ‘sea grape’.
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*konini‘sea grape’reconstructed
- Māorimodernkōnini‘green or raw fruit of the tree fuchsia or kōtukutuku, Fuchsia excorticata’
- Englishtodaykonini
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*konini‘sea grape’reconstructed
- Māorimodernkōnini‘green or raw fruit of the tree fuchsia or kōtukutuku, Fuchsia excorticata’
- Englishtodaykonini
Every English word from Proto-Polynesian *konini
Today it means
noun The New Zealand shrub Fuchsia excorticata; the berry of this plant
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Polynesian *konini / konini