English
koru
Koru comes from Māori koru ‘coil, loop’, and goes back to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəluŋ.
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*gəluŋreconstructed
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*kolureconstructed
- Māorimodernkoru‘coil, loop’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*gəluŋreconstructed
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*kolureconstructed
- Māorimodernkoru‘coil, loop’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəluŋ
Today it means
noun A spiral shape that symbolizes growth, strength and peace, used in Māori art.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəluŋ / koru