Where does “toro” come from?

toro (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq — to point at.

toro (Malagasy): to show; to point out, indicate

Definitions

  1. to show; to point out, indicate

Ancestry of “toro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuzuqto indicate, point
2Proto-Austronesiantuzuqto point at
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuzuq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuzuq →