Where does “poaka” come from?

poaka (English) comes from Maori poaka, from Proto-Polynesian puaka — pig, hog.

poaka (English): A pig

Definitions

  1. A pig

Ancestry of “poaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripoakapig; pork
2Proto-Polynesianpuakapig, hog
Every word from Proto-Polynesian puaka →Every word from Maori poaka →
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