Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/mañawa
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This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*mañawa
Verb edit
*mañawa
- to breathe
Descendants edit
- Admiralty Islands:
- Wuvulu-Aua: manawanawa
- Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Western Oceanic: