Where does “tukar” come from?
tukar (Indonesian) comes from Malay tukar, from Portuguese troçar, from Latin tortiare, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tukar (Indonesian): to exchange
Definitions
- to exchange
Ancestry of “tukar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tukar | to change (the process of becoming different) |
| 2 | Portuguese | troçar | to mock, to ridicule |
| 3 | Latin | tortiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |