Where does “tawan” come from?

tawan (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN — head trophy trophy taken in headhunting.

tawan (Malay): to captivate, to capture, to conquer

Definitions

  1. to captivate, to capture, to conquer

Ancestry of “tawan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tabaŋ—
2Proto-Austronesian*tabaNhead trophy trophy taken in headhunting

Words derived from “tawan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ →