Where does “ua” come from?

ua (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian quha, from Proto-Oceanic qusan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan, from Proto-Austronesian quzaN — rain.

ua (Maori): rain; to rain; vein

Definitions

  1. rain; to rain; vein

Ancestry of “ua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianquharain
2Proto-Oceanicqusanrain
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*quzan—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*quzan—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquzanrain
6Proto-AustronesianquzaNrain
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quzaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian quzan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *quzan →