Where does “Tohan” come from?

Tohan (Maranao) comes from Malay tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.

Tohan (Maranao): God

Definitions

  1. God

Ancestry of “Tohan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytuhangod
2Proto-Malayic*tuhangod
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuandeity

Words derived from “Tohan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tuhan →Every word from Malay tuhan →