Where does “manâ” come from?

manâ (English) comes from Maori manâ, from Proto-Polynesian mana, from Proto-Oceanic mana.

manâ (English): prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people

Definitions

  1. prestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people

Ancestry of “manâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorimanâ—
2Proto-Polynesianmanapower
3Proto-Oceanicmana—

Words derived from “manâ”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic mana →Every word from Proto-Polynesian mana →Every word from Maori manâ →