Where does “Tuhan” come from?
Tuhan (Indonesian) comes from Malay tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.
Ancestry of “Tuhan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tuhan | god |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *tuhan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qatuan | deity |