Where does “tolong” come from?

tolong (Malay) comes from Classical Malay tolong, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuluŋ — to help, to assist.

tolong (Malay): to help, to assist

Definitions

  1. to help, to assist

Ancestry of “tolong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaytolongto help
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuluŋto help, to assist

Words derived from “tolong”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuluŋ →Every word from Classical Malay tolong →