Where does “mauri” come from?
mauri (English) comes from Maori mauri, from Proto-Polynesian maquri, from Proto-Oceanic maqurip, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-qudip, from Proto-Central-Eastern *qudip, from Proto-Austronesian qudip, from Proto-Austroasiatic *qudip.
mauri (English): life force, according to Maori beliefs
Definitions
- life force, according to Maori beliefs
Ancestry of “mauri”, step by step
mauri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori mauri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | mauri | life principle; metaphorical soul; source of life |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | maquri | life |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | maqurip | to be alive, to live, to flourish |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ma-qudip | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern | *qudip | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | qudip | life, alive |
| 7 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *qudip | — |
via Italian Mauri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Mauri | — |