Where does “whakamahi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “whakamahi”, step by step

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