Where does “temu” come from?

temu (Indonesian) comes from Malay temu, from Northern Luri تمو, from Common Turkic *tamu, from Sogdian 𐽂𐼺𐼴.

temu (Indonesian): to meet, to encounter; A plant which the bulb...

Definitions

  1. to meet, to encounter; A plant which the bulb...

Ancestry of “temu”, step by step

temu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay temu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytemuto meet, to encounter
2Northern Luriتمو—
3Common Turkic*tamu—
4Sogdian𐽂𐼺𐼴—

via Javanese ꦠꦼꦩꦸ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦠꦼꦩꦸto meet
2Old Javanesetĕmumeeting, encounter
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tamu₂—

Words derived from “temu”

Every word from Sogdian 𐽂𐼺𐼴 →Every word from Common Turkic *tamu →Every word from Northern Luri تمو →