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Where does “rau” come from?

rau (Maori) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus.

rau (Maori): leaf; hundred

Definitions

  1. leaf; hundred

Ancestry of “rau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀatushundred
2Proto-AustronesianʀaCus—
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