Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tau

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

Noun[edit]

*tau

man (person)

Descendants[edit]

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

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