Where does “moli tonga” come from?

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

moli tonga (Tongan): shaddock, pomelo

Definitions

  1. shaddock, pomelo

Ancestry of “moli tonga”, step by step

moli tonga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tongan Tonga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TonganTonga—
2Samoantogasouth; southern

via Tongan moli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tonganmoliany of a number of citrus fruits, not including lemons and limes
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