Where does “hana” come from?

hana (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian fana, from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

hana (Hawaiian): work, labor, job, employment, occupation, duty,...

Definitions

  1. work, labor, job, employment, occupation, duty,...

Ancestry of “hana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfanawarm, hot; shoot with a bow
2Proto-Oceanic*p(ʷ)anaqto shoot to fire a shot
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
4Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot

Words derived from “hana”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq →