Where does “tahan” come from?

tahan (Indonesian) comes from Malay tahan, from Proto-Malayic *tahan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqan, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

tahan (Indonesian): to endure, tolerate

Definitions

  1. to endure, tolerate

Ancestry of “tahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytahanto endure, to bear, to withstand, to resist; to...
2Proto-Malayic*tahan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaqansnare trap
4Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

Words derived from “tahan”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taqan →