Where does “マナ” come from?
マナ (Japanese) comes from English manâ, from Maori manâ, from Proto-Polynesian mana, from Proto-Oceanic mana.
マナ (Japanese): mana
Ancestry of “マナ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | manâ | — |
| 2 | Maori | manâ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | mana | power |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | mana | — |