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