Where does “Haná” come from?

Haná (English) comes from Hawaiian hana, from Proto-Polynesian fana, from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

Haná (English): An ethnic region of central Moravia

Definitions

  1. An ethnic region of central Moravia

Ancestry of “Haná”, step by step

Haná traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhanawork, labor, job, employment, occupation, duty,...
2Proto-Polynesianfanawarm, hot; shoot with a bow
3Proto-Oceanic*p(ʷ)anaqto shoot to fire a shot
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
5Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot

via Czech hana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhanaslur, insult, defamation; blame
2Old Czechhanaslur, insult, defamation; blame
3Old High Germanhōnamock
4Proto-Germanichaunijō—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq →