Where does “kaiwhakahaere” come from?

kaiwhakahaere (Maori) comes from Maori whakahaere, from Maori whaka-, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.

Ancestry of “kaiwhakahaere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwhakahaere—
2Maoriwhaka-Causative prefix; towards
3Proto-Polynesianfakalike
Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka →Every word from Maori whaka- →Every word from Maori whakahaere →