Where does “laŋo” come from?

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

laŋo (Proto-Polynesian): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “laŋo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceaniclaŋohousefly
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
3Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
4Proto-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 →