Where does “tā” come from?

tā (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic taʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian taʀaq — hewing with an adze.

tā (Fijian): to chop

Definitions

  1. to chop

Ancestry of “tā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictaʀaq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀaqto hew wood with an adze
3Proto-Austronesiantaʀaqhewing with an adze
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taʀaq →
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