Where does “tudung” come from?

tudung (Indonesian) comes from Malay tudung, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduŋ.

tudung (Indonesian): cap, cover, shade

Definitions

  1. cap, cover, shade

Ancestry of “tudung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytudungveil; hijab
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tuduŋ—

Words derived from “tudung”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduŋ →Every word from Malay tudung →