Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fana

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Pacific *vana, from Proto-Oceanic *panas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panas (“warm, hot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fana/

Adjective

*fana

  1. warm, hot
Descendants
  • Hawaiian: hana
  • Maori: hana
  • Rapa Nui: hana
  • Tuamotuan: hana

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central Pacific *vana, from Proto-Oceanic *panaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq, from Proto-Austronesian *panaq (“shoot with a bow and arrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fana/

Verb

*fana

  1. shoot with a bow
Descendants
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Nuguria: hana
      • Sikaiana: vvana
      • Takuu: vvana
      • Tuvaluan: fana
    • Futunic:
    • Samoic:
  • Tongic:

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