Where does “ਆਓਤੇਆਰੋਆ” come from?

ਆਓਤੇਆਰੋਆ (Punjabi) comes from English Aotearoa, from Maori Aotearoa, from Maori ao, from Proto-Polynesian qao — cloud.

Ancestry of “ਆਓਤੇਆਰੋਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAotearoaThe North Island of New Zealand
2MaoriAotearoalong white cloud; North Island; New Zealand; long...
3Maoriaodaytime; world; cloud
4Proto-Polynesianqaocloud
Every word from Proto-Polynesian qao →Every word from Maori ao →Every word from Maori Aotearoa →