Where does “tuan” come from?
tuan (Indonesian) comes from Malay tuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.
tuan (Indonesian): mister
Ancestry of “tuan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | tuan | master, lord; mister |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qatuan | deity |