The Polynesian Mana Chronological Argument

To be clear it’s only the moniker ‘Mana’ but not what it means which is Indo-European. We have evidence in writing from Rg Veda from 1,100 BCE of the M-N- sound. And from Zoroaster’s reforms 1,400 BCE of Aryaman. There’s no evidence of a mechanism through which Polynesian Mana would have anchored itself in early Celtic, Iranian, Germanic, Vedic, Armenian and Greek culture. Whereas, we do have a mechanism through which Indo-European culture might have influenced the adoption of the moniker Mana in Polynesian culture.

Source: MN Sound

The direction of influence established through chronology and mechanism. The M-N sound is attested in IE cultures from 1,400 BCE (Zoroaster) and 1,100 BCE (Rg Veda). Polynesians started using ‘Mana’ around 600 CE. No mechanism exists for Polynesian influence on IE languages; a mechanism does exist for IE influence on Polynesian nomenclature.

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