Where does “tahu” come from?

tahu (Indonesian) comes from Malay tahu, from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.

tahu (Indonesian): to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh...

Definitions

  1. to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh...

Ancestry of “tahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytahuto know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh...
2Proto-Malayictahu(ʔ)to know; be able to
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaquto know how; be able to
4Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to

Words derived from “tahu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu →Every word from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ) →
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