Where does “*taqe” come from?
*taqe (Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic taqe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqi, from Proto-Austronesian Caqi.
Ancestry of “*taqe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | taqe | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqi | — |