Where does “dongók” come from?
dongók (Hungarian) 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.
Ancestry of “dongók”, step by step
dongók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hadza dongo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadza | dongo | male zebra |
| 2 | Fijian | dogo | mangrove |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | toŋoʀ | kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təŋəʀ | kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing |
via Hungarian döng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | döng | to resound, reverberate, echo, boom; to buzz,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | Onomatopoeia | — |