Where does “molongo” come from?

molongo (Lingala) comes from Bangi molongo, 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.

molongo (Lingala): row, line

Definitions

  1. row, line

Ancestry of “molongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangimolongorow, line
2Hadzadongomale zebra
3Fijiandogomangrove
4Proto-Oceanictoŋoʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
5Proto-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 →
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