Where does “tahu” come from?

tahu (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.

tahu (Balinese): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “tahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaquto know how; be able to
2Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to
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