Where does “whakataurekareka” come from?
whakataurekareka (Maori) comes from Maori whaka-, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.
whakataurekareka (Maori): To treat with contempt
Ancestry of “whakataurekareka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | whaka- | Causative prefix; towards |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | faka | like |