Where does “aromaunga” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aromaunga”, step by step

aromaunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori aro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriarofront; to turn toward something or someone
2Proto-Polynesianqarofront
3Proto-Oceanicqaropfront
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront

via Maori maunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorimaunga—
2Proto-Polynesianmaquŋa—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qarop →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qaro →