whaka-
Maori
prefix
Definitions
- towards
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Polynesian *faka.
Origin
Proto-Polynesian
*faka
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- whakapapa English
- hoʻo- Hawaiian
- papa Maori
- rongo Maori
- taurekareka Maori
- whakapapa Maori
- whakarongo Maori
- whakataurekareka Maori
- *faka Proto-Polynesian
- fa'a Samoan
- faka Tongan (Tonga Islands)
- faka Wallisian