Where does “drodrolagi” come from?

drodrolagi (Fijian) comes from Fijian lagi, from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

drodrolagi (Fijian): rainbow multicoloured arch in the sky

Definitions

  1. rainbow multicoloured arch in the sky

Ancestry of “drodrolagi”, step by step

drodrolagi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fijian lagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijianlagisky
2Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
3Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
5Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

via Fijian drodro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijiandrodro—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →
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