Where does “titi” come from?
titi (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic titi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taytay, from Proto-Austronesian taytay — bridge.
titi (Malay): bridge
Ancestry of “titi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | titi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taytay | bridge |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | taytay | bridge |