Where does “tai” come from?

tai (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian tai, 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 (Rapa Nui): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “tai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantaisea; saltwater
2Proto-Oceanictasiksea; saltwater
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantasik—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantasiksea; saltwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tasik →
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