Where does “momona” come from?

momona (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *mona, from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak — fat; grease; ointment.

momona (Hawaiian): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “momona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*monafat
2Proto-Oceanic*moñakfat, oil
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*moñak—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment

Words derived from “momona”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *moñak →