Where does “ano” come from?

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

ano (Tongan): lake; bog; marsh

Definitions

  1. lake; bog; marsh

Ancestry of “ano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianrano—
2Proto-Oceanic*ranolake body of water
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanawlake
4Proto-Austronesiandanawlake

Words derived from “ano”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danaw →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *rano →