Where does “mañawa” come from?

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

mañawa (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “mañawa”, step by step

mañawa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nihawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
2Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath

via Austronesian *(ma-)ñawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*(ma-)ñawa—

via Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)ñawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*(ma-)ñawa—

Words derived from “mañawa”

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