Where does “بسي ڤوتيه” come from?

بسي ڤوتيه (Malay) comes from Malay ڤوتيه, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

بسي ڤوتيه (Malay): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “بسي ڤوتيه”, step by step

بسي ڤوتيه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ڤوتيه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayڤوتيهwhite
2Proto-Malayicputihwhite
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Malay بسي

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayبسيJawi spelling of besi
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Malay ڤوتيه →
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