Where does “etew” come from?

etew (Dibabawon Manobo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Austronesian Cau — person, human being.

etew (Dibabawon Manobo): human; person

Definitions

  1. human; person

Ancestry of “etew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantauperson, human
2Proto-AustronesianCauperson, human being
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cau →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau →
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