Where does “papakupu” come from?
papakupu (Maori) comes from Maori papa, from Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.
Ancestry of “papakupu”, step by step
papakupu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori papa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | papa | rump |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *papa | board, plank |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *papan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *papan | plank, board |
via Maori kupu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | kupu | Word, vocabulary, saying, talk, message,... |