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
Ancestry of “ua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | quha | rain |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | qusan | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *quzan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *quzan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | quzan | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | quzaN | rain |