Where does “tau seʼre” come from?

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

tau seʼre (Makasar): people of the same nation or ethnic group; fellow countrymen

Definitions

  1. people of the same nation or ethnic group; fellow countrymen

Ancestry of “tau seʼre”, step by step

tau seʼre 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 seʼre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarseʼreone
2Makasarsibeʼreone
3Makasarsi-—
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