Where does “matu'a tane” come from?

matu'a tane (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui matu'a, from Proto-Polynesian matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.

matu'a tane (Rapa Nui): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “matu'a tane”, step by step

matu'a tane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui matu'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuimatu'aparent
2Proto-Polynesianmatuqaparent
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)tuqahold
4Proto-Austronesian(ma-)tuqaSold

via Rapa Nui tane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuitane—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah →Every word from Proto-Polynesian matuqa →