Where does “kōngutu” come from?

kōngutu (Maori) comes from Maori ngutu, from Proto-Polynesian ŋutu, from Proto-Austronesian ŋusuq.

Ancestry of “kōngutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoringutu—
2Proto-Polynesianŋutu—
3Proto-Austronesianŋusuq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋusuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian ŋutu →Every word from Maori ngutu →