Where does “rango” come from?

rango (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian laŋo, from Proto-Oceanic laŋo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

rango (Maori): fly; blowfly

Definitions

  1. fly; blowfly

Ancestry of “rango”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaŋofly
2Proto-Oceaniclaŋohousefly
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
4Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
5Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—

Words derived from “rango”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →