Where does “thɔw” come from?
thɔw (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic tahu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
thɔw (Proto-Chamic): to know, be knowledgeable
Definitions
- to know, be knowledgeable
Ancestry of “thɔw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tahu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqu | to know how; be able to |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |
Words derived from “thɔw”