Where does “tarah” come from?

tarah (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *tarah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian taʀaq — hewing with an adze.

tarah (Malay): to smooth or level wood with a knife

Definitions

  1. to smooth or level wood with a knife

Ancestry of “tarah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*tarahto smooth or level wood with an adze or similar tool
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀaqto hew wood with an adze
3Proto-Austronesiantaʀaqhewing with an adze

Words derived from “tarah

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaqEvery word from Proto-Malayic *tarah