Where does “tau” come from?
tau (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
tau (Minangkabau): to know
Ancestry of “tau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | tahu(ʔ) | to know; be able to |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqu | to know how; be able to |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |