Where does “mona” come from?

mona (Penrhyn) comes from Proto-Polynesian *mona, from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak — fat; grease; ointment.

mona (Penrhyn): be sweet

Definitions

  1. be sweet

Ancestry of “mona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*monafat
2Proto-Oceanic*moñakfat, oil
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*moñak—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *moñak →