English
Maori
Maori comes from Māori māori ‘aborigine, native’, from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli ‘true, genuine, real’, and ultimately from Proto-Oceanic *maqoli.
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*maqoli‘true, real’reconstructed
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ma(a)qoli‘true, genuine, real’reconstructed
- Māorimodernmāori‘aborigine, native’
- EnglishtodayMaori
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*maqoli‘true, real’reconstructed
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*ma(a)qoli‘true, genuine, real’reconstructed
- Māorimodernmāori‘aborigine, native’
- EnglishtodayMaori
Every English word from Proto-Oceanic *maqoli
Today it means
noun A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Oceanic *maqoli / Maori