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

Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree...

Ancestry of “kahikatea”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Maori	kahika	—
2	Proto-Polynesian	*kafika	—
3	Hawaiian	Kapika	—
4	Hawaiian	Tabita	Tabitha
5	Aramaic	טביתא	gazelle; roe, doe

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