Where does “ahotea” come from?

ahotea (Maori) comes from Maori tea, from Polynesian *tea.

Ancestry of “ahotea”, step by step

ahotea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori tea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriteawhite
2Polynesian*tea

via Maori aho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriaho
Every word from Polynesian *teaEvery word from Maori tea
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