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Where does “vaka” come from?

vaka (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian waka — canoe.

vaka (Rapa Nui): canoe

Definitions

  1. canoe

Ancestry of “vaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianwakacanoe

Words derived from “vaka”

  • vakavaka
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