Where does “iloiloga” come from?

iloiloga (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan -ga, from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa.

iloiloga (Tokelauan): examination

Definitions

  1. examination

Ancestry of “iloiloga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauan-gaUsed to form nouns denoting the action of the suffixed verb; -ion, -ing
2Proto-Polynesian-ŋa—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa →Every word from Tokelauan -ga →
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