Where does “lango” come from?

lango (Sambali) comes from Proto-Philippine laŋaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian laŋaw, from Proto-Austroasiatic *laŋaw.

lango (Sambali): fly insect

Definitions

  1. fly insect

Ancestry of “lango”, step by step

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