Where does “ma'u” come from?

ma'u ('Are'are) comes from Proto-Oceanic *matakut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Austronesian *matakut — afraid, scared.

ma'u ('Are'are): to fear

Definitions

  1. to fear

Ancestry of “ma'u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*matakutto be afraid, to be scared
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*matakutafraid, scared
5Proto-Austronesian*matakutafraid, scared
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →