Where does “wharenui” come from?

wharenui (English) comes from Maori wharenui, 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.

wharenui (English): An ornamental Maori meeting house representing...

Definitions

  1. An ornamental Maori meeting house representing...

Ancestry of “wharenui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwharenuiwharenui
2Maoriwharehouse; building
3Proto-Polynesianfalehouse
4Proto-Oceanicpalehouse adobe
5Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
6Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
8Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay →