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

  1. warm, hot; shoot with a bow

Ancestry of “fana”, step by step

fana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*p(ʷ)anaqto shoot to fire a shot
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
3Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot

via Proto-Oceanic panas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpanaswarm, hot
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaswarm, hot

Words derived from “fana”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq →