Etymograph

English

Wanaka

Wanaka comes from Māori Wānaka.

  1. MāorimodernWānaka
  2. EnglishtodayWanaka

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. MāorimodernWānaka
  2. EnglishtodayWanaka

Today it means

name A large lake in Otago, the fourth largest in New Zealand.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Māori Wānaka / Wanaka