Where does “poro-tapaono” come from?

poro-tapaono (Maori) comes from Maori poro, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.

Ancestry of “poro-tapaono”, step by step

poro-tapaono traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori poro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriporo
2EnglishBallsurname
3Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
4Old Englishbeallball
5EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
6Old Englishhyllhill
7Albanianhullifurrow
8Proto-Germanichullizhill
9Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
10Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via Maori tapaono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritapaono
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥HnísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hulliz