Where does “tongo” come from?

tongo (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *toŋo, from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ — kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing.

tongo (Tongan): mangrove, esp. of species Rhizophora mangle

Definitions

  1. mangrove, esp. of species Rhizophora mangle

Ancestry of “tongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*toŋomangrove (Bruguiera or Rhizophora spp.)
2Proto-Oceanictoŋoʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *toŋo →