Where does “mau tak mau” come from?

mau tak mau (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tak, from Dutch takt, from Latin tāctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “mau tak mau”, step by step

mau tak mau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantaknot
2Dutchtakt—
3Latintāctustouched, having been touched, grasped, having been grasped
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Indonesian mau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmauto want, to desire
2Malaymahuto want, to desire; will
3Proto-Polynesian*mafustale of food
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →