Where does “anrong tau” come from?

anrong tau (Makasar) comes from Makasar tau, from Proto-South Sulawesi *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Austronesian Cau — person, human being.

anrong tau (Makasar): a village head; the leader of a kampung (village)

Definitions

  1. a village head; the leader of a kampung (village)

Ancestry of “anrong tau”, step by step

anrong tau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar tau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasartaupeople, person, man
2Proto-South Sulawesi*tau—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantauperson, human
4Proto-AustronesianCauperson, human being

via Makasar anrong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaranrongmother (also of animals)
2Makasarjangangchicken
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cau →