Where does “putih” come from?

putih (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

putih (Brunei Malay): white bright and colourless

Definitions

  1. white bright and colourless

Ancestry of “putih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicputihwhite
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “putih”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →
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