Where does “tahan” come from?

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

tahan (English): To endure; to bear

Definitions

  1. To endure; to bear

Ancestry of “tahan”, 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 →