Where does “tona” come from?

tona (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuna, from Proto-Austronesian tuNa — freshwater eel.

tona (Malagasy): A species of very large nocturnal serpent

Definitions

  1. A species of very large nocturnal serpent

Ancestry of “tona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantunafreshwater eel
2Proto-AustronesiantuNafreshwater eel
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuNa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuna →
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