Where does “whakatōpū” come from?

whakatōpū (Maori) comes from Maori tōpū, from Maori pū, from Proto-Polynesian puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

Ancestry of “whakatōpū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritōpū—
2Maoripūorigin, source; base, foundation; gun, firearm,...
3Proto-Polynesianpuqubase of a tree; origin
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
5Proto-Austronesianpuqun—

Words derived from “whakatōpū”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian puqu →