Topanga < #Tongva Topaa'nga "Rock Mortar Place"

< Proto-Takic *tɨh-paha-ŋa < rock + mortar + locative suffix >

Cf. #Kitanemuk tɨhpahač "rock mortar"

Cf. #Luiseño Tóopamay "Santa Margarita Rancheria" < little mortar place >

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