Where does “tawan” come from?

tawan (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese tawaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN — head trophy trophy taken in headhunting.

tawan (Javanese): to capture

Definitions

  1. to capture

Ancestry of “tawan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetawaṅbooty
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tabaŋ—
3Proto-Austronesian*tabaNhead trophy trophy taken in headhunting
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ →Every word from Old Javanese tawaṅ →