Where does “mauri” come from?

mauri (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian maquri, from Proto-Oceanic maqurip, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-qudip, from Proto-Central-Eastern *qudip, from Proto-Austronesian qudip, from Proto-Austroasiatic *qudip.

mauri (Maori): life principle; metaphorical soul; source of life

Definitions

  1. life principle; metaphorical soul; source of life

Ancestry of “mauri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmaqurilife
2Proto-Oceanicmaquripto be alive, to live, to flourish
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-qudip—
4Proto-Central-Eastern*qudip—
5Proto-Austronesianqudiplife, alive
6Proto-Austroasiatic*qudip—

Words derived from “mauri”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *qudip →Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudip →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern *qudip →