Etymology Explorer › Maori

Where does “koro” come from?

koro (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kolo, from Proto-Oceanic koro.

koro (Maori): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “koro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*kolo—
2Proto-Oceanickoro—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic koro →