Where does “mahina” come from?

mahina (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian masina, from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ — sun.

mahina (Tongan): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “mahina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmasinamoon
2Proto-Oceanicsinaʀ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansinaʀray; beam
4Proto-AustronesiansiNaʀsun
Every word from Proto-Austronesian siNaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sinaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic sinaʀ →