Where does “tolong” come from?

tolong (Classical Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuluŋ — to help, to assist.

tolong (Classical Malay): to help

Definitions

  1. to help

Ancestry of “tolong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuluŋto help, to assist

Words derived from “tolong

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuluŋ