Where does “kahu kautere” come from?

kahu kautere (Maori) comes from Maori kāhu, from Proto-Polynesian *kafu.

Ancestry of “kahu kautere”, step by step

kahu kautere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori kāhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikāhu—
2Proto-Polynesian*kafu—

via Maori kautere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikautere—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kafu →Every word from Maori kāhu →