Where does “cina” come from?

cina (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ — sun.

cina (Fijian): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “cina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicsinaʀ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansinaʀray; beam
3Proto-AustronesiansiNaʀsun
Every word from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ →