Where does “whakamā” come from?

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

Ancestry of “whakamā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwhaka-Causative prefix; towards
2Proto-Polynesianfakalike
Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka →Every word from Maori whaka- →