Where does “pūmanawa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pūmanawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorimanawa
2Proto-Polynesian*manawabreath
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmañawato breathe
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
5Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mañawa