Where does “toewa” come from?

toewa (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦠꦸꦮ, from Old Javanese tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.

Ancestry of “toewa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Javanese	ꦠꦸꦮ	—
2	Old Javanese	tuha	—
3	Proto-Malayo-Polynesian	(ma-)tuqah	old
4	Proto-Austronesian	(ma-)tuqaS	old

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