Where does “Moana” come from?

Moana (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian moana, from Proto-Oceanic *masawaŋ, from Proto-Oceanic *sawaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *sawaŋ.

Ancestry of “Moana”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Polynesian	moana	—
2	Proto-Oceanic	*masawaŋ	—
3	Proto-Oceanic	*sawaŋ	—
4	Proto-Austronesian	*sawaŋ	—

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