uta

Maori

noun
Definitions
  • interior the inside regions of a country or island
  • land from a sea or water perspective
  • the shore

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *quta inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan inherited from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*quCaN

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