Where does “paretai” come from?

paretai (Maori) comes from Maori tai, from Proto-Polynesian tai, from Proto-Oceanic tasik, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik — sea; saltwater.

Ancestry of “paretai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritaisea
2Proto-Polynesiantaisea; saltwater
3Proto-Oceanictasiksea; saltwater
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantasiksea; saltwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik →