Where does “fana” come from?

fana (Niuean) comes from Proto-Polynesian fana, from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

fana (Niuean): bow; gun; arrow

Definitions

  1. bow; gun; arrow

Ancestry of “fana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfanawarm, hot; shoot with a bow
2Proto-Oceanic*p(ʷ)anaqto shoot to fire a shot
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
4Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq →