Where does “whakahaere” come from?

whakahaere (Maori) comes from Maori whaka-, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.

Ancestry of “whakahaere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwhaka-Causative prefix; towards
2Proto-Polynesianfakalike

Words derived from “whakahaere”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka →Every word from Maori whaka- →