Where does “ngutoro” come from?

ngutoro (Maori) comes from Maori toro, from Proto-Polynesian *dolo, from Proto-Oceanic *dolo.

Ancestry of “ngutoro”, step by step

ngutoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori toro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritoro
2Proto-Polynesian*dolo
3Proto-Oceanic*dolo

via Maori ngū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoringū
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *doloEvery word from Proto-Polynesian *doloEvery word from Maori toro
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