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

Definitions

  1. to know; to understand

Ancestry of “ma(a)taqu”, step by step

ma(a)taqu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian *taqu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*taqu—
2Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to

via Proto-Oceanic *taqu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*taqu—

Words derived from “ma(a)taqu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqu →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *taqu →