Where does “*tau” come from?

*tau (Proto-South Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Austronesian Cau — person, human being.

Ancestry of “*tau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantauperson, human
2Proto-AustronesianCauperson, human being

Words derived from “*tau”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Cau →