Where does “tuhod” come from?

tuhod (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian tuduS — knee.

tuhod (Bikol Central): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “tuhod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuhudknee
2Proto-AustronesiantuduSknee
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuduS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud →