Where does “Proto-Austronesian” come from?
Proto-Austronesian (English) comes from English proto, from English proto-, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Proto-Austronesian (English): A proposed common ancestor to the group of Austronesian languages comprising Malayo-Polynesian and Formosan languages
Definitions
- A proposed common ancestor to the group of Austronesian languages comprising Malayo-Polynesian and Formosan languages
Ancestry of “Proto-Austronesian”, step by step
Proto-Austronesian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Austronesian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Austronesian | Pertaining to the Austronesian language family,... |
| 2 | German | Austronesisch | Austronesian |
| 3 | Latin | auster | The south wind; south |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *austeros | — |