Where does “*faŋa” come from?
*faŋa (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.
Ancestry of “*faŋa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | *paŋan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kaən | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | kaən | to eat |