fanua

Samoan

noun

Definitions

land
Earth

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *fenua.

Origin

Proto-Polynesian

*fenua

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*banua Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
henua Hawaiian
honua Hawaiian
whenua Maori
*fenua Proto-Polynesian
*panua Proto-Oceanic
henua Rapa Nui
fenua Tahitian
wenua Pukapukan
'enua Rarotongan