Where does “haka” come from?

haka (English) comes from Maori haka, from Proto-Polynesian saka.

haka (English): A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people...

Definitions

  1. A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people...

Ancestry of “haka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaorihakaA war dance; a haka
2Proto-Polynesiansaka—

Words derived from “haka”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian saka →Every word from Maori haka →