Where does “mako” come from?

Mako is a word of Māori origin from makō, whose original meaning is unknown.

mako (English): mako shark

Definitions

  1. mako shark

Ancestry of “mako”, step by step

mako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori makō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorimakōshark
2Proto-Germanic*makô—

via Hungarian Makó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianMakóthe name of a mythical chieftain
Every word from Proto-Germanic *makô →Every word from Maori makō →