Where does “Tuhan” come from?

Tuhan (Indonesian) comes from Malay tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.

Tuhan (Indonesian): God single god of monotheism

Definitions

  1. God single god of monotheism

Ancestry of “Tuhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytuhangod
2Proto-Malayic*tuhangod
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuandeity

Words derived from “Tuhan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tuhan →Every word from Malay tuhan →
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