Where does “tatau” come from?

tatau (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tatau₃.

tatau (Tongan): to squeeze or wring out liquid (juice from fruit, coconut milk)

Definitions

  1. to squeeze or wring out liquid (juice from fruit, coconut milk)

Ancestry of “tatau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tatau₃—

Words derived from “tatau”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tatau₃ →