Where does “tutok tuhang” come from?

tutok tuhang (Coastal Kadazan) comes from Coastal Kadazan tuhang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN — bone.

tutok tuhang (Coastal Kadazan): marrow

Definitions

  1. marrow

Ancestry of “tutok tuhang”, step by step

tutok tuhang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Coastal Kadazan tuhang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Coastal Kadazantuhangbone
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantuqəlaŋAlternative form of *tuqəlan
3Proto-AustronesianCuqəlaNbone

via Coastal Kadazan tutok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Coastal Kadazantutokbrain
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhutək—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CuqəlaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuqəlaŋ →Every word from Coastal Kadazan tuhang →