Where does “Moho” come from?
Moho (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻōʻō, from Proto-Polynesian *koho, from Proto-Oceanic *kojom.
Moho (English): The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand
Definitions
- The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand
Ancestry of “Moho”, step by step
Moho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian ʻōʻō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻōʻō | oo, the extinct members of the Moho genus of honeyeaters |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *koho | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *kojom | — |
via Maori moho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | moho | — |