Where does “eng” come from?

eng (Kosraean) comes from Proto-Oceanic aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin, from Proto-Austronesian haŋin.

eng (Kosraean): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “eng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicaŋin—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhaŋinwind
3Proto-Austronesianhaŋin—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian haŋin →Every word from Proto-Oceanic aŋin →
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