Where does “putau” come from?
putau (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian putih, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
putau (Indonesian): heroin
Definitions
- heroin
Ancestry of “putau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | putih | white |
| 2 | Malay | putih | white |
| 3 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |