Where does “*mona” come from?
*mona (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak — fat; grease; ointment.
Ancestry of “*mona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | *moñak | — |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *moñak | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | məñak | fat; grease; ointment |