Where does “wharehoko” come from?

wharehoko (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 “wharehoko”, step by step

wharehoko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori whare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriwharehouse; building
2Proto-Polynesianfalehouse
3Proto-Oceanicpalehouse adobe
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
7Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

via Maori hoko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorihoko—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay →
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