Where does “ma(a)taqu” come from?
ma(a)taqu (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Austronesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
ma(a)taqu (Proto-Polynesian): to know; to understand
Ancestry of “ma(a)taqu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *taqu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |
Words derived from “ma(a)taqu”