Where does “pohon” come from?
pohon (Indonesian) comes from Malay pohon, from Proto-Malayic puhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.
pohon (Indonesian): tree, large woody plant; origin, the beginning of...
Definitions
- tree, large woody plant; origin, the beginning of...
Ancestry of “pohon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | pohon | tree; origin; tree, large woody plant |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | puhun | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puqun | base of a tree; origin |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | puqun | — |