Where does “suku” come from?
suku (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦱꦸꦏꦸ, from Old Javanese suku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sukud, from Proto-Austronesian *sukud — walking stick.
suku (Malay): quarter
Definitions
- quarter
Ancestry of “suku”, step by step
suku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese ꦱꦸꦏꦸ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦱꦸꦏꦸ | foot |
| 2 | Old Javanese | suku | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sukud | walking stick |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *sukud | walking stick |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *suku | — |