Where does “tumpul” come from?

tumpul (Indonesian) comes from Malay tumpul, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpul — blunt, dull.

tumpul (Indonesian): blunt, dull

Definitions

  1. blunt, dull

Ancestry of “tumpul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytumpulblunt, dull of a knife, sword or any other sharp object
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tumpulblunt, dull

Words derived from “tumpul

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tumpulEvery word from Malay tumpul