Where does “whakamaheni” come from?

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

Ancestry of “whakamaheni”, step by step

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