Where does “tutupin” come from?

tutupin (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian tutup, from Malay tutup — to close a box, bottle, door, etc.

tutupin (Indonesian): to close, cover

Definitions

  1. to close, cover

Ancestry of “tutupin”, step by step

tutupin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian tutup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantutupto close
2Malaytutupto close a box, bottle, door, etc

via Indonesian in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
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