Where does “tikanga” come from?
tikanga (Maori) comes from Maori tika, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tika.
tikanga (Maori): custom, convention, correct manner of doing...
Definitions
- custom, convention, correct manner of doing...
Ancestry of “tikanga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | tika | — |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | *tika | — |
Words derived from “tikanga”