Maori mataku

← Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)takut (inherited)

← Proto-Oceanic *matakut (inherited)

← Proto-Polynesian *mataku (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)takut (inherited)

→ Indonesian takut (cognate)

→ Malay takut (cognate)

→ Tetum ta'uk (cognate)