Where does “maorí” come from?

maorí (Spanish) comes from Maori Māori, from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli — true, real, genuine.

maorí (Spanish): Maori

Definitions

  1. Maori

Ancestry of “maorí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaoriMāoriMaori; Maori; normal
2Proto-Polynesianma(a)qolitrue, real, genuine
Every word from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli →Every word from Maori Māori →