Where does “laŋo” come from?

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

laŋo (Proto-Oceanic): housefly

Definitions

  1. housefly

Ancestry of “laŋo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laŋo”

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