English
Waikanae
Waikanae comes from Māori Waikanae.
- MāorimodernWaikanaeliterally ‘waters of the grey mullet’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- MāorimodernWaikanaeliterally ‘waters of the grey mullet’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Māori Waikanae (literally “waters of the grey mullet”).
Every English word from Māori Waikanae
Today it means
name A town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori Waikanae / Waikanae