Where does “*ta” come from?

*ta (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic taʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaq, from Proto-Austronesian taʀaq — hewing with an adze.

Ancestry of “*ta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictaʀaq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀaqto hew wood with an adze
3Proto-Austronesiantaʀaqhewing with an adze

Words derived from “*ta”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taʀaq →