Where does “sinuhun” come from?

sinuhun (Indonesian) comes from Malay [[senuhun]], [[sinuhun]], from Javanese ꦱꦶꦤꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀, from Old Javanese sinuhun, from Old Javanese suhun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suqun, from Proto-Austronesian *suquN.

sinuhun (Indonesian): Your Highness

Definitions

  1. Your Highness

Ancestry of “sinuhun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malay[[senuhun]], [[sinuhun]]—
2Javaneseꦱꦶꦤꦸꦲꦸꦤ꧀to carry on the head
3Old Javanesesinuhunto carry on the head
4Old Javanesesuhunto raise over the head
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*suqun—
6Proto-Austronesian*suquN—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *suquN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suqun →Every word from Old Javanese suhun →