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Where does “okaoka” come from?
okaoka (Maori) comes from Maori oka, from Proto-Polynesian *hoka.
Ancestry of “okaoka”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Maori
oka
yam
2
Proto-Polynesian
*hoka
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Words derived from “okaoka”
mahi okaoka
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