Where does “tahu” come from?

tahu (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu, from Proto-Austronesian Caqu — to know how, be able to.

tahu (Malay): to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh...

Definitions

  1. to know; tofu, specifically firm pressed fresh...

Ancestry of “tahu”, step by step

tahu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictahu(ʔ)to know; be able to
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaquto know how; be able to
3Proto-AustronesianCaquto know how, be able to

via Hokkien 豆腐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien豆腐—
2Middle Chinese豆bean

Words derived from “tahu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Caqu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqu →Every word from Proto-Malayic tahu(ʔ) →