Where does “tanekaha” come from?

tanekaha (English) comes from Maori tānekaha, from Maori tāne, from Proto-Polynesian taqane, from Proto-Oceanic taumʷaqane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Austronesian Cau — person, human being.

tanekaha (English): Phyllocladus trichomanoides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand

Definitions

  1. Phyllocladus trichomanoides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand

Ancestry of “tanekaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritānekaha—
2Maoritāneman
3Proto-Polynesiantaqanemale
4Proto-Oceanictaumʷaqane—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantauperson, human
6Proto-AustronesianCauperson, human being
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cau →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taumʷaqane →