Maori aha

← Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa (derived)

← Proto-Oceanic *apa (inherited)

← Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *afa (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (inherited)

← Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa (inherited)

→ Hawaiian aha (cognate)

→ Malay apa (cognate)

→ Rapa Nui aha (cognate)