Where does “langi” come from?

langi (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC — sky.

langi (Tongan): sky

Definitions

  1. sky

Ancestry of “langi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlaŋisky
2Proto-Oceaniclaŋitsky
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlaŋitsky
4Proto-AustronesianlaŋiCsky
Every word from Proto-Austronesian laŋiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian laŋit →Every word from Proto-Oceanic laŋit →