Where does “mauna” come from?

mauna (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Slavic mъldni, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mild-n-, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-n-.

mauna (Hawaiian): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “mauna”, step by step

mauna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic mъldni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъldnilightning
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmild-n-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥dʰ-n-—

via Tagalog una

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogunafirst; 1st

via Proto-Polynesian maquŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmaquŋa—

Words derived from “mauna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥dʰ-n- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mild-n- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъldni →