Where does “aro” come from?

aro (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian qaro, from Proto-Oceanic qarop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp — front.

aro (Maori): front; to turn toward something or someone

Definitions

  1. front; to turn toward something or someone

Ancestry of “aro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqarofront
2Proto-Oceanicqaropfront
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront

Words derived from “aro”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qarop →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qaro →