Where does “araheke” come from?

araheke (Maori) comes from Maori ara, from Proto-Polynesian hala, from Proto-Oceanic jalan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

Ancestry of “araheke”, step by step

araheke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori ara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriarapath; road; street
2Proto-Polynesianhala—
3Proto-Oceanicjalanpath a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
7Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

via Maori heke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriheke—
2Proto-Polynesian*seke—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan →