Where does “uruwhenua” come from?

uruwhenua (Maori) comes from Maori whenua, from Proto-Polynesian fenua, from Proto-Oceanic panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

Ancestry of “uruwhenua”, step by step

uruwhenua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori whenua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwhenua—
2Proto-Polynesianfenuaworld; land
3Proto-Oceanicpanuainhabited area or territory
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
7Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

via Maori uru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriuruto enter, go in; to possess; to enlist, enrol,...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansurup—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua →