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Where does “moai” come from?

moai (English) comes from Rapa Nui mo'ai — Statue, statuette.

moai (English): One of the large stone statues on Easter Island

Definitions

  1. One of the large stone statues on Easter Island

Ancestry of “moai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuimo'aiStatue, statuette
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