Where does “whakatōpū kongakonga” come from?
whakatōpū kongakonga (Maori) comes from Maori whakatōpū, from Maori tōpū, from Maori pū, from Proto-Polynesian puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.
Ancestry of “whakatōpū kongakonga”, step by step
whakatōpū kongakonga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori whakatōpū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | whakatōpū | — |
| 2 | Maori | tōpū | — |
| 3 | Maori | pū | origin, source; base, foundation; gun, firearm,... |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | puqu | base of a tree; origin |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puqun | base of a tree; origin |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | puqun | — |
via Maori kongakonga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | kongakonga | — |
| 2 | Maori | konga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | *koŋa | — |