Where does “мана” come from?

мана (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English manâ, from Maori manâ, from Proto-Polynesian mana, from Proto-Oceanic mana.

мана (Serbo-Croatian): fault, defect, shortcoming; manna; mana

Definitions

  1. fault, defect, shortcoming; manna; mana

Ancestry of “мана”, step by step

мана traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English manâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmanâprestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people
2Maorimanâ—
3Proto-Polynesianmanapower
4Proto-Oceanicmana—

via Latin manna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmannamanna
2Ancient Greekμάνναmanna
3HebrewמןAlternative form of מִ־; manna

via Ottoman Turkish بهانه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبهانه—
2Persianبهانهexcuse explanation designed to avoid guilt
Every word from Proto-Oceanic mana →