Where does “molongo” come from?

molongo (Bangi) comes from Hadza dongo, from Fijian dogo, from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ — kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing.

molongo (Bangi): row, line

Definitions

  1. row, line

Ancestry of “molongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hadzadongomale zebra
2Fijiandogomangrove
3Proto-Oceanictoŋoʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing

Words derived from “molongo”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ →Every word from Fijian dogo →