Where does “Tongan” come from?
Tongan comes from English Tonga, from Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os through Latin -us, -um, -anus.
Tongan (English): An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch...
Definitions
- An Austronesian language of the Polynesian branch...
Ancestry of “Tongan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | -an | making a noun from a verb, similar to -ing and... |
| 2 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |