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Where does “Tonga” come from?

Tonga (Tongan) comes from Samoan toga — south; southern.

Ancestry of “Tonga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoantogasouth; southern

Words derived from “Tonga”

  • Tonga
  • Tongan
  • 湯加
  • 東加
  • Tonga
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