Where does “mahi” come from?

mahi (English) comes from Maori mahi, from Proto-Polynesian *mafi.

mahi (English): the work required to complete a task

Definitions

  1. the work required to complete a task

Ancestry of “mahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorimahito work, do, perform, make, accomplish, practise,...
2Proto-Polynesian*mafi—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *mafi →Every word from Maori mahi →