Where does “laŋi” come from?

laŋi (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

laŋi (Proto-Polynesian): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “laŋi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
3Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky

Words derived from “laŋi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →
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