Where does “takutino” come from?

takutino (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan tino, from Proto-Polynesian *tino.

takutino (Tokelauan): to say openly; to speak out

Definitions

  1. to say openly; to speak out

Ancestry of “takutino”, step by step

takutino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tokelauan tino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauantinobody
2Proto-Polynesian*tino—

via Tokelauan taku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauantakumy
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tino →Every word from Tokelauan tino →