Where does “pana” come from?

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

pana (Cebuano): bow; To shoot with a bow and arrow

Definitions

  1. bow; To shoot with a bow and arrow

Ancestry of “pana”, step by step

pana traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
2Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot

via Cebuano dala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanodala—

via English Pana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPana—

Words derived from “pana”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →