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

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “tau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictahu(ʔ)to know; be able to
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaquto know how; be able to
3Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu →Every word from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ) →