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:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: pana
      • North Marquesan: pana
      • South Marquesan: pana
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: whana
      • Rarotongan: ʻana
      • Tahitian: fana
      • Tuamotuan: fana, hana
  • Ellicean–Outlier:
    • Nuguria: hana
    • Sikaiana: vvana
    • Takuu: vvana
    • Tuvaluan: fana
  • Futunic:
    • Anuta: pana
    • Emae: fana
    • East Futuna: fana
    • Mele-Fila: fana
    • Pukapukan: wena
    • Tikopia: fana
  • Samoic:
    • Samoan: fana
    • Tokelauan: fana
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: fana
  • Tongan: fana

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *panaq* Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *panas₁
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – FANA.1
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – FANA.2