Where does “tuhu” come from?

tuhu (Coastal Kadazan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian qulu, from Proto-Austronesian quluh — head part of the body.

tuhu (Coastal Kadazan): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “tuhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianquluhead
2Proto-Austronesianquluhead
3Proto-Austronesianquluhhead part of the body
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quluhEvery word from Proto-Austronesian quluEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qulu