Where does “whakapapa” come from?

whakapapa (Maori) comes from Maori papa, from Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

Ancestry of “whakapapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripaparump
2Proto-Polynesian*papaboard, plank
3Proto-Oceanic*papan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board

Words derived from “whakapapa”

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