Where does “titi” come from?

titi (Indonesian) comes from Malay titi, from Proto-Malayic titi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay, from Proto-Austronesian taytay — bridge.

titi (Indonesian): to walk on small bridge

Definitions

  1. to walk on small bridge

Ancestry of “titi”, step by step

titi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay titi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytitibridge
2Proto-Malayictiti—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaytaybridge
4Proto-Austronesiantaytaybridge

via Javanese ꦠꦶꦠꦶ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦠꦶꦠꦶcareful, scrupulous
2Old Javanesetitifootbridge
3Palinītilaw, guidance
4Sanskritनीतिleading, bringing, guidance; conduct, behaviour;...

via Minangkabau titi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Minangkabautiti—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taytay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay →Every word from Proto-Malayic titi →