Where does “dongo” come from?

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

dongo (Hadza): male zebra

Definitions

  1. male zebra

Ancestry of “dongo”, step by step

dongo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Fijian dogo

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

via Vietnamese đồng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
2Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
3Proto-Vietictət—

Words derived from “dongo”

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