Where does “toheroa” come from?

toheroa (English) comes from Maori toheroa, from Maori roa, from Proto-Polynesian loa — long.

toheroa (English): "Paphies ventricosa", a large edible bivalve...

Definitions

  1. "Paphies ventricosa", a large edible bivalve...

Ancestry of “toheroa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritoheroa—
2Maoriroalong; tall; slow
3Proto-Polynesianloalong
Every word from Proto-Polynesian loa →Every word from Maori roa →Every word from Maori toheroa →