Where does “mahana” come from?

mahana (Tuamotuan) comes from Tuamotuan hana, from Proto-Polynesian fana, from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.

mahana (Tuamotuan): warm

Definitions

  1. warm

Ancestry of “mahana”, step by step

mahana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuamotuan hana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuamotuanhanaday as contrasted with ruki (night)
2Proto-Polynesianfanawarm, hot; shoot with a bow
3Proto-Oceanic*p(ʷ)anaqto shoot to fire a shot
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpanaqto shoot
5Proto-Austronesianpanaqto shoot

via Tuamotuan ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuamotuanma—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq →