Where does “tagata” come from?
tagata (Tuvaluan) comes from Proto-Polynesian taŋata, from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata.
tagata (Tuvaluan): man; human being
Ancestry of “tagata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | taŋata | man, person |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *tamʷata | — |