Where does “pana'” come from?

pana' (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

pana' (Maranao): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “pana'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
2Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →