Where does “igoa” come from?
igoa (Tuvaluan) comes from Proto-Polynesian hingoa, from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.
igoa (Tuvaluan): name
Ancestry of “igoa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | hingoa | — |
| 2 | Cebuano | -a | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *-a | — |