Where does “tongoro” come from?

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

tongoro (Uneapa): mangrove

Definitions

  1. mangrove

Ancestry of “tongoro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictoŋoʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəŋəʀkind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təŋəʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic toŋoʀ →