Where does “ta'bu” come from?

ta'bu (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təbuh, from Proto-Austronesian təbuS — sugarcane.

ta'bu (Makasar): sugar cane

Definitions

  1. sugar cane

Ancestry of “ta'bu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəbuhsugar cane
2Proto-AustronesiantəbuSsugarcane
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təbuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təbuh →