Where does “ポリネシア” come from?

ポリネシア (Japanese) comes from English Polynesia, from French Polynésie, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

Ancestry of “ポリネシア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPolynesia
2FrenchPolynésie
3Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō

Words derived from “ポリネシア

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō