Where does “kahikatea” come from?

kahikatea (English) comes from Maori kahika, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika, from Hawaiian Kapika, from Hawaiian Tabita, from Aramaic טביתא — gazelle; roe, doe.

kahikatea (English): Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree...

Definitions

  1. Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree...

Ancestry of “kahikatea”, step by step

kahikatea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori kahika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikahika—
2Proto-Polynesian*kafikaA plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple
3HawaiianKapika—
4HawaiianTabitaTabitha
5Aramaicטביתאgazelle; roe, doe

via Maori tea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriteawhite
2Polynesian*tea—
Every word from Aramaic טביתא →Every word from Hawaiian Tabita →Every word from Hawaiian Kapika →