Where does “mano” come from?
mano (Maori) comes from Maori manawa, from Proto-Polynesian *manawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.
mano (Maori): host; creed; thousand
Definitions
- host; creed; thousand
Ancestry of “mano”, step by step
mano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori manawa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | manawa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *manawa | breath |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | mañawa | to breathe |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | nihawa | breath |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | niSawa | breath |
via Polynesian *mano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polynesian | *mano | — |