Where does “putih” come from?
putih (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
putih (Minangkabau): white
Ancestry of “putih”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | putih | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |