Where does “manu” come from?
manu (Kapingamarangi) comes from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian manu, from Proto-Oceanic manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.
manu (Kapingamarangi): bird
Ancestry of “manu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | manu | flying bird |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | manu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | manuk | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | manuk | bird; chicken |