Where does “tau” come from?

tau (Tokelauan) comes from Proto-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq — to store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables.

tau (Tokelauan): thy, your

Definitions

  1. thy, your

Ancestry of “tau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantau—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian tau →
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