Where does “whakapakotanga” come from?

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

Ancestry of “whakapakotanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwhakapako—
2Maoriwhaka-Causative prefix; towards
3Proto-Polynesianfakalike
Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka →Every word from Maori whaka- →Every word from Maori whakapako →