Where does “tau” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tau”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tau”

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