Where does “Tuhan” come from?

Tuhan (Malay) comes from Malay tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.

Tuhan (Malay): God single god of any monotheistic religion

Definitions

  1. God single god of any monotheistic religion

Ancestry of “Tuhan”, step by step

Tuhan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay tuhan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytuhangod
2Proto-Malayic*tuhangod
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuandeity

via Proto-Malayic tuan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictuangod; master
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tuhan →Every word from Malay tuhan →