whenua
Maori
noun
Definitions
- land
- country
- ground
- placenta, afterbirth
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *fenua inherited from Proto-Oceanic *panua inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (territory, inhabited land).
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*banua
Gloss
territory, inhabited land
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- banwa Cebuano
- *banua Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *banua Proto-Austronesian
- henua Hawaiian
- honua Hawaiian
- *bənua Proto-Malayic
- *fenua Proto-Polynesian
- banwa Bikol Central
- *panua Proto-Oceanic
- banwa Hiligaynon
- vanua Fijian
- henua Rapa Nui
- fanua Samoan
- fonu Chuukese
- Belau Palauan
- ᮘᮥᮃᮔ Sundanese
- fenua Tahitian
- wenua Pukapukan
- 'enua Rarotongan