English
harakeke
Harakeke comes from Māori harakeke ‘New Zealand flax’, and goes back to Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paŋudaNreconstructed
- Māorimodernharakeke‘New Zealand flax’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paŋudaNreconstructed
- Māorimodernharakeke‘New Zealand flax’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN
Today it means
noun New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN / harakeke