Where does “*toŋo” come from?

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

*toŋo (Proto-Polynesian): mangrove (Bruguiera or Rhizophora spp.)

Definitions

  1. mangrove (Bruguiera or Rhizophora spp.)

Ancestry of “*toŋo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictoŋoʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing

Words derived from “*toŋo”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ →