English word origin

Etymology of toa

Borrowed from Dieri toa (“sign, mark, stick, messenger”), thoa, thuwa.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A small painted artifact made by the Diyari people of Australia, believed to have been used as place markers or signposts.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Dieri toa (“sign, mark, stick, messenger”), thoa, thuwa.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentiontoadif

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A brave warrior.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Māori toa.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

noun

A Polynesian tree of the genus Casuarina, or its wood.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Māori toa. Doublet of koa.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentiontoami
Doublet mentionkoaen

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