Where does “tai” come from?

tai (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic tasik, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik — sea; saltwater.

tai (Proto-Polynesian): sea; saltwater

Definitions

  1. sea; saltwater

Ancestry of “tai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictasiksea; saltwater
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantasiksea; saltwater

Words derived from “tai”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik →