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Where does “manâ” come from?
manâ (Tahitian) comes from Proto-Polynesian mana, from Proto-Oceanic mana.
manâ
(Tahitian): power
Definitions
power
Ancestry of “manâ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Polynesian
mana
power
2
Proto-Oceanic
mana
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Every word from Proto-Oceanic mana →