Where does “mahuenmoar” come from?

mahuenmoar (Pohnpeian) comes from Malay mahu, from Proto-Polynesian *mafu — stale of food.

mahuenmoar (Pohnpeian): An unidentified kind of parrotfish

Definitions

  1. An unidentified kind of parrotfish

Ancestry of “mahuenmoar”, step by step

mahuenmoar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay mahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahuto want, to desire; will
2Proto-Polynesian*mafustale of food

via Pohnpeian en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianen—

via Pohnpeian moar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianmoar—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *mafu →Every word from Malay mahu →