Where does “aronui” come from?

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

Ancestry of “aronui”, step by step

aronui 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 nui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorinuibig
2Proto-Nuclear Polynesiannuibig
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qarop →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qaro →
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