Where does “pekapeka” come from?
pekapeka (Maori) comes from Maori peka, from Proto-Polynesian peka, from Proto-Oceanic bʷeka.
pekapeka (Maori): bat
Ancestry of “pekapeka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | peka | bat |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | peka | bat |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | bʷeka | — |