Where does “feta'u” come from?

feta'u (Nias) comes from Nias ata'u, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut, from Proto-Austronesian takut — to fear.

feta'u (Nias): to frighten

Definitions

  1. to frighten

Ancestry of “feta'u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Niasata'uto be afraid
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakutto fear
3Proto-Austronesiantakutto fear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian takut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut →Every word from Nias ata'u →