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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maori
2Proto-Polynesianlaqa

via Maori horoi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorihoroi
Every word from Proto-Polynesian laqaEvery word from Maori
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