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Where does “koro” come from?

koro (English) comes from Maori koro, from Proto-Polynesian *kolo, from Proto-Oceanic koro.

koro (English): A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern...

Definitions

  1. A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern...

Ancestry of “koro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikorograndfather
2Proto-Polynesian*kolo—
3Proto-Oceanickoro—
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