Where does “tangata” come from?
tangata (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian taŋata, from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata.
tangata (Maori): human being, person, man
Ancestry of “tangata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | taŋata | man, person |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *tamʷata | — |