Where does “kohau rongorongo” come from?

kohau rongorongo (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui rongorongo, from Rapa Nui rongo, from Proto-Polynesian roŋo, from Proto-Oceanic roŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian dəŋəʀ.

kohau rongorongo (Rapa Nui): Rapa Nui writing system or its glyphs

Definitions

  1. Rapa Nui writing system or its glyphs

Ancestry of “kohau rongorongo”, step by step

kohau rongorongo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui rongorongo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuirongorongorecite, declaim, chant; Rapa Nui writing system...
2Rapa Nuirongomessage, order, or notice
3Proto-Polynesianroŋoto hear
4Proto-Oceanicroŋoʀto hear; perceive
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandəŋəʀto hear; perceive
6Proto-Austronesiandəŋəʀ—

via Rapa Nui kohau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuikohaulines drawn to aid writing in rongorongo
2Rapa Nuihaustring
Every word from Proto-Austronesian dəŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic roŋoʀ →