Where does “kōura” come from?

kōura (Maori) comes from Maori ura, from Proto-Polynesian qura, from Proto-Oceanic quraŋ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.

kōura (Maori): crayfish; lobster; gold

Definitions

  1. crayfish; lobster; gold

Ancestry of “kōura”, step by step

kōura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori ura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriurakrill; whalefeed, Munida gregaria; shrimp
2Proto-Polynesianqurashrimp; lobster
3Proto-Oceanicquraŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
7Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster

via English Gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoldfor a goldsmith or a rich man
2Middle Englishgoldgold metal
3Old Englishgoldgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “kōura”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ →
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