Where does “Whanganui” come from?

Whanganui (Maori) comes from Maori nui, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian nui — big.

Ancestry of “Whanganui”, step by step

Whanganui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori nui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorinuibig
2Proto-Nuclear Polynesiannuibig

via Maori whanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwhanga—

Words derived from “Whanganui”

Every word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian nui →Every word from Maori nui →