Where does “kōtuku ngutupapa” come from?

kōtuku ngutupapa (Maori) comes from Maori papa, from Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

Ancestry of “kōtuku ngutupapa”, step by step

kōtuku ngutupapa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori papa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripaparump
2Proto-Polynesian*papaboard, plank
3Proto-Oceanic*papan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board

via Maori ngutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoringutu—
2Proto-Polynesianŋutu—
3Proto-Austronesianŋusuq—

via Maori kōtuku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikōtuku—
2Proto-Eastern Polynesian*koo-tuku—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan →