Where does “Rāhoroi” come from?

Rāhoroi (Maori) comes from Maori Rā, from Proto-Polynesian laqa.

Ancestry of “Rāhoroi”, step by step

Rāhoroi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori Rā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaoriRā—
2Proto-Polynesianlaqa—

via Maori horoi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorihoroi—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian laqa →Every word from Maori Rā →