Where does “moa” come from?

moa (English) comes from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian moa — fowl.

moa (English): Any of several species of large, extinct,...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of large, extinct,...

Ancestry of “moa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorimoamoa a bird
2Proto-Polynesianmoafowl

Words derived from “moa”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian moa →Every word from Maori moa →