Where does “tikanga” come from?

tikanga (English) comes from Maori tikanga, from Maori tika, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tika.

tikanga (English): Maori customs and traditions

Definitions

  1. Maori customs and traditions

Ancestry of “tikanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritikangacustom, convention, correct manner of doing...
2Maoritika—
3Proto-Eastern Polynesian*tika—
Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tika →Every word from Maori tika →Every word from Maori tikanga →