Where does “uta” come from?

uta (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian quta, from Proto-Oceanic qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

uta (Maori): interior; land; the shore

Definitions

  1. interior; land; the shore

Ancestry of “uta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqutainland
2Proto-Oceanicqutanbushland; hinterland
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
4Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush

Words derived from “uta”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qutan →