Where does “piwakawaka” come from?

piwakawaka (English) comes from Maori pīwakawaka, from Proto-Indo-European pī- — to be fat; to drink.

piwakawaka (English): The New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa, a small insectivorous bird of the South Pacific

Definitions

  1. The New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa, a small insectivorous bird of the South Pacific

Ancestry of “piwakawaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripīwakawaka—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpī-to be fat; to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pī- →Every word from Maori pīwakawaka →