Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/tahu(ʔ)

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqu, from Proto-Austronesian *Caqu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tahu(ʔ)/

Verb

*tahu(ʔ)

1. to know
2. be able to

Descendants

• Iban: tau (“to be able”)
• Kendayan: tahu
• Malayan:
  • Kerinci: taaw, taow
  • Malay: tahu / تاهو
    • Indonesian: tahu, tau
  • Minang: tau
  • Temuan: tauk
• Urak Lawoi’: ตาฮู (tahu)