Where does “whareumu” come from?

whareumu (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 “whareumu”, step by step

whareumu 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 umu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriumuoven
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balayEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balayEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay