Where does “kōhanga” come from?

kōhanga (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kofaŋa, from Proto-Polynesian kofa, from Proto-Oceanic kopa.

kōhanga (Maori): nest, nursery; birthplace, cradle, homeland,...

Definitions

  1. nest, nursery; birthplace, cradle, homeland,...

Ancestry of “kōhanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kofaŋa—
2Proto-Polynesiankofa—
3Proto-Oceanickopa—

Words derived from “kōhanga”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic kopa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian kofa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kofaŋa →