Where does “ana” come from?

ana (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian qana, from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.

ana (Maori): cave

Definitions

  1. cave

Ancestry of “ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqana—
2Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
3Aramaicקַנְיָא—
4Akkadianqanûmreed, cane
Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →