Where does “tan” come from?

tan (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *tahən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

tan (Iban): resistant not easily damaged

Definitions

  1. resistant not easily damaged

Ancestry of “tan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*tahən—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqansnare trap
3Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

Words derived from “tan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tahən →