Where does “vana” come from?
vana (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic panaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.
vana (Fijian): to shoot
Ancestry of “vana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | panaq | to shoot |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | panaq | to shoot |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | panaq | to shoot |