Where does “tawaṅ” come from?

tawaṅ (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN — head trophy trophy taken in headhunting.

tawaṅ (Old Javanese): booty

Definitions

  1. booty

Ancestry of “tawaṅ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tabaŋ—
2Proto-Austronesian*tabaNhead trophy trophy taken in headhunting

Words derived from “tawaṅ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaŋ →