Where does “ahoroa” come from?

ahoroa (Maori) comes from Maori roa, from Proto-Polynesian loa — long.

Ancestry of “ahoroa”, step by step

ahoroa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori roa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriroalong; tall; slow
2Proto-Polynesianloalong

via Maori aho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriaho
Every word from Proto-Polynesian loaEvery word from Maori roa