Where does “manu” come from?
manu (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic manuk, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *manuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.
manu (Fijian): bird
Ancestry of “manu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | manuk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *manuk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *manuk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | manuk | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | manuk | bird; chicken |