Where does “dongobee” come from?
dongobee (Hadza) comes from Hadza dongo, from Fijian dogo, from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ.
dongobee (Hadza): plural of dongoko
Ancestry of “dongobee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hadza | dongo | male zebra |
| 2 | Fijian | dogo | mangrove |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | toŋoʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təŋəʀ | — |