Where does “*manawa” come from?

*manawa (Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mañawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian niSawa — breath.

Ancestry of “*manawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmañawato breathe
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
3Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

Words derived from “*manawa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian niSawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mañawa →