Where does “taumʷaqane” come from?

taumʷaqane (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Austronesian Cau — person, human being.

Ancestry of “taumʷaqane”, step by step

taumʷaqane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantauperson, human
2Proto-AustronesianCauperson, human being

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian maʀuqanay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmaʀuqanaymale

Words derived from “taumʷaqane”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cau →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau →