Where does “whare pikitia” come from?
whare pikitia (Maori) comes from Maori whare, from Proto-Polynesian fale, from Proto-Oceanic pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.
Ancestry of “whare pikitia”, step by step
whare pikitia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori whare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | whare | house; building |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | fale | house |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | pale | house adobe |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | balay | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | balay | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | balay | house; hall |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | balay | house; hall |
via Maori pikitia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | pikitia | — |
| 2 | English | picture | A representation of anything upon canvas, paper,... |
| 3 | Middle English | pycture | — |
| 4 | Old French | picture | — |
| 5 | Latin | pictūra | painting, the art of painting |
| 6 | Latin | pingō | to decorate, adorn, embellish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |