Where does “to-” come from?

to- (Wolio) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ-, from Proto-Austronesian taʀ-.

to- (Wolio): marks the impersonal passive of transitive verbs

Definitions

  1. marks the impersonal passive of transitive verbs

Ancestry of “to-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀ-—
2Proto-Austronesiantaʀ-—

Words derived from “to-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taʀ- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀ- →