Where does “*tao” come from?

*tao (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *sao(t), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saət.

Ancestry of “*tao”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Oceanic	*sao(t)	—
2	Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian	*saət	—
3	Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian	*saət	—
4	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	*saət	—

Words derived from “*tao”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saət →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət →