Where does “karo” come from?

karo (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kalo, from Proto-Oceanic *karut.

Ancestry of “karo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kalo—
2Proto-Oceanic*karut—

Words derived from “karo”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *karut →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kalo →
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