Where does “moan” come from?

moan (Finnish) comes from Finnish moa, from English moa, from Maori moa, from Proto-Polynesian moa — fowl.

moan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of moa

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of moa

Ancestry of “moan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoamoa large, extinct, flightless birds of the family †
2EnglishmoaAny of several species of large, extinct,...
3Maorimoamoa a bird
4Proto-Polynesianmoafowl
Every word from Proto-Polynesian moa →Every word from Maori moa →Every word from English moa →