Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/manawa

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *mañawa, from Proto-Oceanic *mañawa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.

Pronunciation

Noun

*manawa

  1. breath
  2. life force
  3. belly

Verb

*manawa

  1. to breathe

Descendants

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