Where does “kembang tahu” come from?
kembang tahu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tahu, from Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.
kembang tahu (Indonesian): tofu skin, yuba
Definitions
- tofu skin, yuba
Ancestry of “kembang tahu”, step by step
kembang tahu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian tahu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | tahu | to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh... |
| 2 | Malay | tahu | to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | tahu(ʔ) | to know; be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqu | to know how; be able to |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Caqu | to know how, be able to |