Where does “mana” come from?

mana (Italian) comes from Italian mano, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mana (Italian): mana

Definitions

  1. mana

Ancestry of “mana”, step by step

mana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian mano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmano"diminutive:" manina; hand; band, company
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English manâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmanâprestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people
2Maorimanâ—
3Proto-Polynesianmanapower
4Proto-Oceanicmana—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →