Where does “togo” come from?

togo (Niuean) comes from Proto-Polynesian *toŋo, from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ — kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing.

togo (Niuean): a legendary tree, said to be the mangrove

Definitions

  1. a legendary tree, said to be the mangrove

Ancestry of “togo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*toŋomangrove (Bruguiera or Rhizophora spp.)
2Proto-Oceanictoŋoʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
3Proto-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 Proto-Polynesian *toŋo →
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