Where does “Pāpua” come from?
Pāpua (Rarotongan) comes from English Papua, from Malay Papua.
Ancestry of “Pāpua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Papua | The southern part of what is now called Papua New Guinea, formerly administered as a separate territory to New Guinea |
| 2 | Malay | Papua | — |