Where does “ハカ” come from?

ハカ (Japanese) comes from English haka, from Maori haka, from Proto-Polynesian saka.

ハカ (Japanese): haka dance

Definitions

  1. haka dance

Ancestry of “ハカ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhakaA group dance of New Zealand's Maori people...
2MaorihakaA war dance; a haka
3Proto-Polynesiansaka—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian saka →Every word from Maori haka →Every word from English haka →