Where does “rano” come from?

rano (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian rano, from Proto-Oceanic *rano, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

rano (Rapa Nui): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “rano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianrano—
2Proto-Oceanic*ranolake body of water
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
4Proto-Austronesiandanawlake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *rano →