Where does “kotuku” come from?

kotuku (English) comes from Maori kōtuku, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *koo-tuku.

kotuku (English): The white heron Egretta alba

Definitions

  1. The white heron Egretta alba

Ancestry of “kotuku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikōtuku—
2Proto-Eastern Polynesian*koo-tuku—
Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *koo-tuku →Every word from Maori kōtuku →