Where does “rae” come from?
rae (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian laʻe, from Proto-Polynesian *laqe, from Proto-Oceanic *raqe-, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.
rae (Maori): forehead; headland
Ancestry of “rae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | laʻe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *laqe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *raqe- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *daqi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daqih | forehead |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | daqiS | forehead |