Where does “suhu” come from?

suhu (Indonesian) comes from Malay suhu, from Chinese su-hū — master.

suhu (Indonesian): temperature; situation; master, teacher

Definitions

  1. temperature; situation; master, teacher

Ancestry of “suhu”, step by step

suhu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay suhu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysuhutemperature; situation; master, teacher
2Chinesesu-hūmaster

via Cantonese 師父

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese師父—
Every word from Chinese su-hū →Every word from Malay suhu →