Where does “kaitiakitanga” come from?
kaitiakitanga (English) comes from Maori kaitiakitanga, from Maori kaitiaki, from Maori tiaki, from English cheque, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium — to sire, beget.
kaitiakitanga (English): Guardianship of the natural environment
Definitions
- Guardianship of the natural environment
Ancestry of “kaitiakitanga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | kaitiakitanga | — |
| 2 | Maori | kaitiaki | guardian, trustee |
| 3 | Maori | tiaki | guard or keep; jack |
| 4 | English | cheque | A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named... |
| 5 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 6 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 7 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 10 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 11 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 12 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 13 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |