Where does “*manu” come from?

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

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 →
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