Where does “아오테아로아” come from?

아오테아로아 (Korean) comes from Maori Aotearoa, from Maori ao, from Proto-Polynesian qao — cloud.

Ancestry of “아오테아로아”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaoriAotearoalong white cloud; North Island; New Zealand; long...
2Maoriaodaytime; world; cloud
3Proto-Polynesianqaocloud
Every word from Proto-Polynesian qao →Every word from Maori ao →Every word from Maori Aotearoa →