Where does “dungubii” come from?

dungubii (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.

dungubii (Hadza): masculine plural of dongo

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of dongo

Ancestry of “dungubii”, step by step

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