whenua

Maori

noun
Definitions
  • land
  • country
  • ground
  • placenta, afterbirth

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *fenua inherited from Proto-Oceanic *panua inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (territory, inhabited land).

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*banua

Gloss

territory, inhabited land

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