Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tau

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun

*tau

1. man (person)

Descendants

• Central Philippine
  • Tagalog: tao
  • Bikol
    • Bikol Central: tawo
  • Danao
    • Maranao: tao
  • Mansakan
    • Mansaka: tau
  • Visayan
    • Cebuano: tawo
    • Hiligaynon: tao
    • Tausug: tau
• Northern Luzon
  • Ilocano: tao