Where does “pan-a” come from?

pan-a (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pana, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

Ancestry of “pan-a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopanabow; To shoot with a bow and arrow
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
3Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →Every word from Cebuano pana →