English
Manawatu
Manawatu comes from Māori manawa ‘belly, stomach’, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)ñawa ‘to breathe’, and ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*NiSawa‘breath, life force’reconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*(ma-)ñawa‘to breathe’reconstructed
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*mañawareconstructed
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*manawa‘belly’reconstructed
- Māorimodernmanawa‘belly, stomach’
- EnglishtodayManawatu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*NiSawa‘breath, life force’reconstructed
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*(ma-)ñawa‘to breathe’reconstructed
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*mañawareconstructed
- Proto-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*manawa‘belly’reconstructed
- Māorimodernmanawa‘belly, stomach’
- EnglishtodayManawatu
Every English word from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa
Today it means
name A territorial authority of Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa / Manawatu