Where does “tahu(ʔ)” come from?

tahu(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.

tahu(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic): to know; be able to

Definitions

  1. to know; be able to

Ancestry of “tahu(ʔ)”, step by step

tahu(ʔ) traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaquto know how; be able to
2Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to

via Proto-Austronesian *taqu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*taqu—

Words derived from “tahu(ʔ)”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu →