Where does “manâ” come from?

manâ (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian mana, from Proto-Oceanic mana.

manâ (Hawaiian): mana religious or spiritual power

Definitions

  1. mana religious or spiritual power

Ancestry of “manâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmanapower
2Proto-Oceanicmana—

Words derived from “manâ”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic mana →