Where does “lango” come from?

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

lango (Pukapukan): fly (insect)

Definitions

  1. fly (insect)

Ancestry of “lango”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaŋofly
2Proto-Oceaniclaŋohousefly
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋawbluebottle, blowfly, horsefly
4Proto-Austronesianlaŋawhousefly
5Proto-Austroasiatic*laŋaw—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw →