Etymograph

English

Tonga

Tonga comes from Samoan toga ‘southern’.

  1. Samoanmoderntoga‘southern’
  2. TonganmodernTonga
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Samoanmoderntoga‘southern’
  2. TonganmodernTonga
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Samoan toga

Today it means

name A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Samoan toga / Tonga

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