Where does “manu” come from?

manu (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic manu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk, from Proto-Austronesian manuk — bird; chicken.

manu (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian): flying bird

Definitions

  1. flying bird

Ancestry of “manu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicmanu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
3Proto-Austronesianmanukbird; chicken

Words derived from “manu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian manuk →Every word from Proto-Oceanic manu →