Where does “taʻu” come from?

taʻu (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Oceanic taqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun — year.

taʻu (Tongan): year

Definitions

  1. year

Ancestry of “taʻu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantaquyear; season
2Proto-Oceanictaqunyear
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqunyear
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic taqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian taqu →
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