Where does “fana” come from?
fana (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.
fana (Proto-Polynesian): warm, hot; shoot with a bow
Definitions
- warm, hot; shoot with a bow
Ancestry of “fana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | *p(ʷ)anaq | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | panaq | to shoot |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | panaq | to shoot |
Words derived from “fana”