Where does “bertuhan” come from?

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

bertuhan (Indonesian): to believe and worship god; to worship something as God

Definitions

  1. to believe and worship god; to worship something as God

Ancestry of “bertuhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianTuhanGod single god of monotheism
2Malaytuhangod
3Proto-Malayic*tuhangod
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuandeity
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tuhan →Every word from Malay tuhan →