Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/toŋoʀ

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This Proto-Oceanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ.

Noun

*toŋoʀ

  1. kind of mangrove, Ceriops spp., with bark used for dyeing

Descendants

  • St. Matthias
    • Mussau-Emira: toŋo
  • Western Oceanic
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Southeast Solomonic
    • Micronesian
    • Central Pacific
      • West Fijian–Rotuman
      • East Fijian–Polynesian

References