Where does “karaihe whakanui” come from?

karaihe whakanui (Maori) comes from Maori whakanui, from Maori nui, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian nui — big.

Ancestry of “karaihe whakanui”, step by step

karaihe whakanui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori whakanui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwhakanui—
2Maorinuibig
3Proto-Nuclear Polynesiannuibig

via Maori karaihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikaraihe—
Every word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian nui →Every word from Maori nui →Every word from Maori whakanui →