Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tau-mata

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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]

Noun[edit]

*tau-mata

  1. human

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Philippine
      • Sangiric
        • Sangir: taumata
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Aru
      • Central Maluku
        • East Central Maluku
          • Seram
            • Nunusaku
              • Piru Bay
                • East
                  • Solehua
                    • Seram Straits
              • Three Rivers
    • Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *taumataq
        • Admiralty Islands
          • Eastern Admiralty Islands
          • Eastern Admiralty Islands
        • St. Mathias
        • ⇒ Proto-Oceanic: *tamʷata
          • Western Oceanic
            • Meso-Melanesian
              • Northwest Solomonic
                • Nehan–Bougainville
            • Papuan Tip
              • Kilivila–Misima
              • Nuclear Papuan Tip
                • North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
            • Schouten
          • Central–Eastern Oceanic

Further reading[edit]

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