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Where does “patu” come from?

patu (English) comes from Maori patu, from Proto-Polynesian patu — to strike.

patu (English): A Maori club / pounder

Definitions

  1. A Maori club / pounder

Ancestry of “patu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripatuto strike, to beat, to kill; beating, assault,...
2Proto-Polynesianpatuto strike
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