Where does “mātau” come from?

mātau (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.

mātau (Maori): knowledge, understanding; to know, to understand

Definitions

  1. knowledge, understanding; to know, to understand

Ancestry of “mātau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianma(a)taquto know; to understand
2Proto-Austronesian*taqu—
3Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to

Words derived from “mātau”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqu →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *taqu →Every word from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)taqu →