Where does “whakaora” come from?

whakaora (Maori) comes from Maori ora, from Proto-Polynesian ola, from Proto-Oceanic wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wada, from Proto-Austronesian *wada.

Ancestry of “whakaora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriorato exist; to be alive, well, safe, cured,...
2Proto-Polynesianolato be alive, exist
3Proto-Oceanicwolato be exist
4Proto-Oceanic*wada—
5Proto-Austronesian*wada—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic wola →
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