Where does “taa” come from?

taa (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian taRaq — to hew wood with an adze.

Ancestry of “taa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze
2Proto-AustronesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze

Words derived from “taa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taRaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq →