Where does “oloʼ-oloʼ tau” come from?

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

oloʼ-oloʼ tau (Makasar): a beast of a human; a brute

Definitions

  1. a beast of a human; a brute

Ancestry of “oloʼ-oloʼ tau”, step by step

oloʼ-oloʼ 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 oloʼ-oloʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaroloʼ-oloʼanimal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cau