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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦠꦸꦮold
2Old Javanesetuhaold
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)tuqahold
4Proto-Austronesian(ma-)tuqaSold

Words derived from “toewa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah →Every word from Old Javanese tuha →