Where does “Kōpū” come from?

Kōpū (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kuupoo, from Proto-Oceanic *kobuŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmpuŋ — belly.

Ancestry of “Kōpū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kuupoo—
2Proto-Oceanic*kobuŋbelly
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kəmpuŋbelly

Words derived from “Kōpū”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kəmpuŋ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kobuŋ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kuupoo →