Where does “utaina” come from?

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

Ancestry of “utaina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriutainterior; land; the shore
2Proto-Polynesianqutainland
3Proto-Oceanicqutanbushland; hinterland
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
5Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qutan →