Where does “manu” come from?

manu (Maori) comes from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian manu, from Proto-Oceanic manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manu (Maori): bird; a person held in high esteem

Definitions

  1. bird; a person held in high esteem

Ancestry of “manu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuclear Polynesianmanuflying bird
2Proto-Oceanicmanu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
4Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Oceanic manu →