tao

tao · proper noun, noun¹

1. Chinese · derived from道
2. English todaytao

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道 (tao⁴).

Tao · proper noun, noun²

1. Mandarin · borrowed from道
2. English todayTao

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 道 (Dào, literally “The Way”): Tao⁴.

Tao · proper noun³

Borrowed from Mandarin 陶 (Táo).

Tao · proper noun⁴

1. Proto-Austronesian · derived from*Cau
2. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian · derived from*tau
3. Proto-Philippine · derived from*tau
4. tao · derived from(“human; person”)“human; person”
5. tao · borrowed fromTao“the Tao/Yami language”
6. English todayTao

Borrowed from Yami Tao (“the Tao/Yami language”), from Yami tao (“human; person”), from Proto-Philippine *tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau, from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Compare Ibatan tawo, Tagalog tao, Ilocano tao.

Tao · proper noun⁵

1. Georgian · borrowed fromტაო
2. English todayTao

Borrowed from Georgian ტაო (ṭao).

Words from the same roots