Where does “tako” come from?

tako (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay takut, from Proto-Malayic *takut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut, from Proto-Austronesian takut — to fear.

tako (North Moluccan Malay): to be afraid; to fear

Definitions

  1. to be afraid; to fear

Ancestry of “tako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytakutafraid
2Proto-Malayic*takut—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakutto fear
4Proto-Austronesiantakutto fear
Every word from Proto-Austronesian takut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut →Every word from Proto-Malayic *takut →