Where does “manawa” come from?

manawa (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *manawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

Ancestry of “manawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*manawabreath
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmañawato breathe
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
4Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

Words derived from “manawa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mañawa →