Where does “temu” come from?

temu (Classical Malay) comes from Malay temu, from Northern Luri تمو, from Common Turkic *tamu, from Sogdian 𐽂𐼺𐼴.

temu (Classical Malay): to meet, to encounter; A plant which the bulb...

Definitions

  1. to meet, to encounter; A plant which the bulb...

Ancestry of “temu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytemuto meet, to encounter
2Northern Luriتمو—
3Common Turkic*tamu—
4Sogdian𐽂𐼺𐼴—
Every word from Sogdian 𐽂𐼺𐼴 →Every word from Common Turkic *tamu →Every word from Northern Luri تمو →