Where does “*sao(t)” come from?
*sao(t) (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saət.
Ancestry of “*sao(t)”, step by step
*sao(t) traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *saət | — |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *saət | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *saət | — |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *saet | — |