Where does “itung” come from?

itung (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay hitung, from Proto-Malayic hituŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qituŋ — consider, think about.

itung (North Moluccan Malay): to count

Definitions

  1. to count

Ancestry of “itung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhitungto count
2Proto-Malayichituŋ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqituŋconsider, think about
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qituŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic hituŋ →Every word from Malay hitung →