köken: From Proto-Polynesian *mona, from Proto-Central Pacific *moña, from Proto-Oceanic *moñak, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *moñak, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *məñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *məñak. Cognates include Māori mōmona (“fat, soft sweet”) and Tahitian momona, monamona (“sweet, tasty”). Doublet of mona.