Where does “mtâo” come from?

mtâo (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *ʔantɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu — ghost; owl.

mtâo (Rade): ghost; spirit

Definitions

  1. ghost; spirit

Ancestry of “mtâo”, step by step

mtâo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Chamic *ʔantɔw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*ʔantɔwghost spirit of the dead
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqanitughost; owl
3Proto-AustronesianqaNiCughost; owl

via Proto-Chamic *matɔw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*matɔw—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu →Every word from Proto-Chamic *ʔantɔw →