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Where does “tāmahana” come from?
tāmahana (Maori) comes from Maori mahana, from Proto-Polynesian mafana.
Ancestry of “tāmahana”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Maori
mahana
cordial, warm
2
Proto-Polynesian
mafana
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