Where does “打限” come from?

打限 (Chinese) comes from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

打限 (Chinese): to endure; to withstand; to tolerate

Definitions

  1. to endure; to withstand; to tolerate

Ancestry of “打限”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytahanto endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to...
2Proto-Malayic*tahan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqansnare trap
4Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tahan →