Where does “Hana-” come from?

Hana- (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *faŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

Hana- (Hawaiian): occurs only as the initial element in placenames

Definitions

  1. occurs only as the initial element in placenames

Ancestry of “Hana-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*faŋawarm, hot
2Proto-Oceanic*paŋan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
4Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “Hana-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan →