Etymology

kainga

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Today it means: A Maori village. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori kāinga ← Proto-Polynesian *kaaiŋa
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The story

  1. Proto-Polynesian*kaaiŋa
  2. Māorikāinga
  3. English todaykainga

Borrowed from Māori kāinga. Doublet of ʻāina.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A Maori village.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.