Where does “kanae” come from?

kanae (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kanahe, from Proto-Oceanic *kanase, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay, from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay.

Ancestry of “kanae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kanahe—
2Proto-Oceanic*kanase—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaNasay—
4Proto-Austronesian*kanasay—

Words derived from “kanae”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kanase →