Where does “Māori” come from?

Māori (English) comes from Maori Māori, from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli — true, real, genuine.

Māori (English): A member of the Polynesian people native to New...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Polynesian people native to New...

Ancestry of “Māori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaoriMāoriMaori; Maori; normal
2Proto-Polynesianma(a)qolitrue, real, genuine

Words derived from “Māori

Every word from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoliEvery word from Maori Māori