Where does “āne” come from?

āne (Marshallese) comes from Samoan fanua, from Proto-Polynesian fenua, from Proto-Oceanic panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

āne (Marshallese): islet especially one forming part of an atoll

Definitions

  1. islet especially one forming part of an atoll

Ancestry of “āne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanfanualand; Earth
2Proto-Polynesianfenuaworld; land
3Proto-Oceanicpanuainhabited area or territory
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*banua—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
7Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land

Words derived from “āne”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua →