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

Definitions

  1. mana

Ancestry of “マナ”, step by step

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-Oceanic mana →Every word from Proto-Polynesian mana →Every word from Maori manâ →