Where does “tangata rongorongo” come from?

tangata 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.

tangata rongorongo (Rapa Nui): rongorongo expert

Definitions

  1. rongorongo expert

Ancestry of “tangata rongorongo”, step by step

tangata 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 tangata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuitangatahuman being; man; person
2Proto-Polynesiantaŋataman, person
3Proto-Oceanic*tamʷatahuman being, person
Every word from Proto-Austronesian dəŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dəŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic roŋoʀ →