Where does “kana” come from?

kana (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

kana (Fijian): to eat; meal

Definitions

  1. to eat; meal

Ancestry of “kana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
3Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →