Where does “totud” come from?

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

totud (Central Dusun): knee; kneecap

Definitions

  1. knee; kneecap

Ancestry of “totud”, step by step

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