Etymology Explorer
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Where does “*po” come from?
*po (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic boŋi, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi.
Ancestry of “*po”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Oceanic
boŋi
—
2
Proto-Austronesian
bəʀŋi
—
Words derived from “*po”
kakapo
pō
pō
po
kākāpō
Pōʻakahi
Pōʻalua
Pōʻakolu
Pōʻahā
Pōʻalima
Pōʻaono
Pōwehi
Keaopō
naʻaupō
Pō whakamataku
Pōpule
Pōʻā
ʻauinapō
kakapo
hoʻonaʻaupō
kakapo
kakapo
kakapo
kakapo
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