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Where does “sinaʀ” come from?
sinaʀ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ — sun.
Ancestry of “sinaʀ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
sinaʀ
ray; beam
2
Proto-Austronesian
siNaʀ
sun
Words derived from “sinaʀ”
cina
siga
masina
*sina
masina
Hina
mahina
Mahina
hina
mahina
mahina
mahina
sina
hina
mahina
Siga Lotulevu
Siga Monite
Siga Tabu
Siga Tusite
Siga Vakaraubuka
Siga Vakarauwai
Siga Vukelulu
lepelepe-o-hina
fisihina
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