Where does “*faŋa” come from?

*faŋa (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

*faŋa (Proto-Polynesian): warm, hot

Definitions

  1. warm, hot

Ancestry of “*faŋa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*paŋan—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
3Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

Words derived from “*faŋa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan →