Where does “tiup” come from?
tiup (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *tiup, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiup — blowing on.
tiup (Malay): to blow
Ancestry of “tiup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | *tiup | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tiup | blowing on |