Where does “mātauranga” come from?
mātauranga (Maori) comes from Maori mātau, from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
mātauranga (Maori): knowledge, wisdom; education
Definitions
- knowledge, wisdom; education
Ancestry of “mātauranga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | mātau | knowledge, understanding; to know, to understand |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | ma(a)taqu | to know; to understand |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *taqu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |