Where does “fafanga” come from?

fafanga (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *faŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

fafanga (Tongan): to feed

Definitions

  1. to feed

Ancestry of “fafanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*faŋawarm, hot
2Proto-Oceanic*paŋan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
4Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *paŋan →