Where does “kia ora” come from?

kia ora (Maori) comes from Maori ora, from Proto-Polynesian ola, from Proto-Oceanic wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wada, from Proto-Austronesian *wada.

kia ora (Maori): A greeting said when meeting someone or...

Definitions

  1. A greeting said when meeting someone or...

Ancestry of “kia ora”, step by step

kia ora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori ora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriorato exist; to be alive, well, safe, cured,...
2Proto-Polynesianolato be alive, exist
3Proto-Oceanicwolato be exist
4Proto-Oceanic*wada—
5Proto-Austronesian*wada—

via Maori kia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikia—

Words derived from “kia ora”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic wola →