Where does “kōhau roŋoroŋo” come from?

kōhau roŋoroŋo (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui kohau, from Rapa Nui hau — string.

kōhau roŋoroŋo (Rapa Nui): rongorongo

Definitions

  1. rongorongo

Ancestry of “kōhau roŋoroŋo”, step by step

kōhau roŋoroŋo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui kohau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuikohaulines drawn to aid writing in rongorongo
2Rapa Nuihaustring

via Rapa Nui roŋoroŋo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuiroŋoroŋoto recite, declaim, chant
Every word from Rapa Nui hau →Every word from Rapa Nui kohau →