Where does “Waikanae” come from?
Waikanae (English) comes from Maori Waikanae, from Maori wai, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian wai, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian wai, from Proto-Polynesian wai, from Proto-Oceanic waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ — water.
Waikanae (English): that passes the town on its way to the Tasman Sea
Definitions
- that passes the town on its way to the Tasman Sea
Ancestry of “Waikanae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | Waikanae | — |
| 2 | Maori | wai | water; liquid; who? |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | wai | water |
| 4 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | wai | water |
| 5 | Proto-Polynesian | wai | water |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | waiʀ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | waiʀ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | waiʀ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wahiʀ | water |