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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

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

Words derived from “taumʷaqane”

  • Kāne
  • aikāne
  • kāne
  • tāne
  • tāne
  • tāne
  • taqane
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