Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/laŋo

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 *laŋaw, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋaw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.ŋo/

Noun

*laŋo

housefly (insect)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Pacific:
  - Fijian: lago
  - Proto-Polynesian: *laŋo
    - Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: nalo
        Tahitic:
        Maori: rango
        Rakahanga-Manihiki: rango
        Rarotongan: rango
        Tahitian: raꞌo
        Tuamotuan: rago
      - Western Polynesian:
        Ellicean–Outlier:
        Nukumanu: rano
        Nukuoro: lango
        Pileni: lango
        Sikaiana: lano
        Takuu: lano, rano
        Tuvaluan: lago
        Futunic:
        Anuta: rango
        East Futuna: lago
        Futuna-Aniwa: rago, lago
        Mele-Fila: rago
        Pukapukan: lango
        West Uvean: lango
        Samoic:
        Samoan: lago
        Tokelauan: lago
    - Tongic:
      - Niuafo'ou: lango
      - Niuean: lago
      - Tongan: lango
  - Rotuman: laga
  - Western Fijian: lago
Western Oceanic:
- Motu: lao