Where does “taruh” come from?

taruh (Banjarese) comes from Proto-Malayic *taruh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq — to store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables.

taruh (Banjarese): to put, to place; to store, to keep

Definitions

  1. to put, to place; to store, to keep

Ancestry of “taruh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*taruhto place, to put, to keep in a place of safety
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *taruh →
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