Where does “matangi” come from?

matangi (Tuamotuan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi — wind.

matangi (Tuamotuan): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “matangi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*mataŋiwind
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi
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