Etymograph

English

Thao

Thao comes from Thao Thau, and goes back to Proto-Austronesian *Cau.

  1. Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*Caureconstructed
  2. ThaomodernThau
  3. EnglishtodayThao

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*Caureconstructed
  2. ThaomodernThau
  3. EnglishtodayThao

Today it means

noun A member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Austronesian *Cau / Thao