Where does “māpere” come from?

māpere (Maori) comes from English marble, from Middle English marble, from Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

Ancestry of “māpere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarbleA rock of crystalline limestone; A small ball,...
2Middle Englishmarble
3Old Frenchmarbremarble
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-
Every word from Indo-European *mer-