Where does “tuai” come from?
tuai (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.
tuai (Iban): leader, chief, head
Definitions
- leader, chief, head
Ancestry of “tuai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | tuha | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | tuha | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | tuha | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)tuqah | old |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)tuqaS | old |