Where does “whetū” come from?

whetū (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu, from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.

Ancestry of “whetū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*fetuqustar luminous celestial body
2Proto-Oceanic*pituqunstar luminous celestial body
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
4Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

Words derived from “whetū”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun →