Where does “*takut” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*takut”, step by step

*takut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantakutto fear
2Proto-Austronesiantakutto fear

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*matakutafraid, scared
2Proto-Austronesian*matakutafraid, scared

Words derived from “*takut”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian takut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian takut →