Where does “*tarah” come from?

*tarah (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian taʀaq — hewing with an adze.

*tarah (Proto-Malayic): to smooth or level wood with an adze or similar tool

Definitions

  1. to smooth or level wood with an adze or similar tool

Ancestry of “*tarah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀaqto hew wood with an adze
2Proto-Austronesiantaʀaqhewing with an adze

Words derived from “*tarah

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀaqEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaq