Where does “whare” come from?

whare (English) comes from Maori whare, from Proto-Polynesian fale, from Proto-Oceanic pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

whare (English): A Maori hut

Definitions

  1. A Maori hut

Ancestry of “whare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwharehouse; building
2Proto-Polynesianfalehouse
3Proto-Oceanicpalehouse adobe
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
7Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →