Where does “karo” come from?

karo (English) comes from Maori karo, from Proto-Polynesian *kalo, from Proto-Oceanic *karut.

karo (English): Pittosporum crassifolium, a shrub of New Zealand

Definitions

  1. Pittosporum crassifolium, a shrub of New Zealand

Ancestry of “karo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikaro—
2Proto-Polynesian*kalo—
3Proto-Oceanic*karut—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *karut →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kalo →Every word from Maori karo →