Where does “dongobee” come from?

dongobee (Hadza) 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.

dongobee (Hadza): plural of dongoko

Definitions

  1. plural of dongoko

Ancestry of “dongobee”, step by step

dongobee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hadza dongo

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

via Hadza bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hadzabeethey
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ →Every word from Fijian dogo →