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
- interior; land; the shore
Ancestry of “uta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | quta | inland |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | qutan | bushland; hinterland |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qutan | scrubland; bush |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | quCaN | scrubland; bush |