Where does “taong” come from?

taong (Ternate) comes from North Moluccan Malay taong, from Malay تاهون, from Proto-Malayic tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun — year.

Ancestry of “taong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Moluccan Malaytaong—
2Malayتاهونyear
3Proto-Malayictahunyear
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqunyear
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun →Every word from Proto-Malayic tahun →Every word from Malay تاهون →