Where does “*taci-” come from?
*taci- (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ta-huaji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huaji, from Proto-Austronesian Suaji — sibling.
Ancestry of “*taci-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ta-huaji | Alternative form of *huaji |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *huaji | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Suaji | sibling |