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Where does “matomato” come from?
matomato (Maori) comes from Maori mato, from Proto-Polynesian *mato.
Ancestry of “matomato”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Maori
mato
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2
Proto-Polynesian
*mato
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Words derived from “matomato”
Te Kūrae Matomato
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