Where does “manu” come from?

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

manu (Rapa Nui): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “manu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*manu—
2Proto-Oceanicmanu—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmanukbird
4Proto-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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