English
kaka
Kaka comes from Māori kākā ‘a parrot’, and goes back to kāredup..
- Māorimodernkāredup.
- Māori, derivedmodernkākā‘a parrot’
- Englishtodaykaka
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernkāredup.
- Māori, derivedmodernkākā‘a parrot’
- Englishtodaykaka
Every English word from Māori kāredup.
Today it means
noun Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori kāredup. / kaka