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

Definitions

  1. forehead; headland

Ancestry of “rae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaʻe—
2Proto-Polynesian*laqeforehead part of face above eyebrows
3Proto-Oceanic*raqe-forehead part of face above eyebrows
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*daqi—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
6Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →