Where does “ketahu” come from?

ketahu (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.

Ancestry of “ketahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantahuto know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh...
2Malaytahuto know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh...
3Proto-Malayictahu(ʔ)to know; be able to
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaquto know how; be able to
5Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to

Words derived from “ketahu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqu →