Etymology

motu

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Today it means: A reef islet formed by broken coral and sand, surrounding an atoll. Full definition →

Proto-Polynesian *motu
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motu · noun1

  1. Proto-Polynesian · derived from*motu
  2. English todaymotu

From a descendant of Proto-Polynesian *motu.

motu · noun2

  1. Proto-Polynesian · derived from*motu
  2. Māori · borrowed frommotu
  3. English todaymotu

From Māori motu “land; country, nation” descendant of Proto-Polynesian *motu as above

Words from the same roots

Proto-Polynesian*motu all →

Temotu

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