Where does “ツナ” come from?

ツナ (Japanese) comes from English tuna, from Maori tuna, from Proto-Polynesian tuna, from Proto-Oceanic tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuna, from Proto-Austronesian tuNa — freshwater eel.

ツナ (Japanese): tuna, especially canned tuna as opposed to raw

Definitions

  1. tuna, especially canned tuna as opposed to raw

Ancestry of “ツナ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtunaAny of several species of fish of the genus...
2Maoritunaeel of various species, including the longfin eel...
3Proto-Polynesiantunaeel
4Proto-Oceanictunafreshwater eel
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantunafreshwater eel
6Proto-AustronesiantuNafreshwater eel
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuNa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuna →Every word from Proto-Oceanic tuna →
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