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 *dolo →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *dolo →Every word from Maori toro →