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Where does “putih” come from?

putih (Indonesian) comes from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

putih (Indonesian): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “putih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayputihwhite
2Classical Malayputihwhite
3Proto-Malayicputih—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
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