Where does “*matakut” come from?

*matakut (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut, from Proto-Austronesian *matakut — afraid, scared.

*matakut (Proto-Oceanic): to be afraid, to be scared

Definitions

  1. to be afraid, to be scared

Ancestry of “*matakut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*matakut—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*matakutafraid, scared
4Proto-Austronesian*matakutafraid, scared

Words derived from “*matakut”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *matakut →