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Where does “pwohng” come from?

pwohng (Pohnpeian) comes from Proto-Oceanic boŋi, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi.

pwohng (Pohnpeian): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “pwohng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicboŋi—
2Proto-Austronesianbəʀŋi—

Words derived from “pwohng”

  • eluwenpwong
  • pwong
  • eluwenpwongih
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