Where does “bobotoh” come from?

bobotoh (Old Javanese) comes from Old Javanese botoh, from Old Javanese toh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq — to store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables.

bobotoh (Old Javanese): Alternative form of botoh

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of botoh

Ancestry of “bobotoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesebotohto bet; to wager; gambler
2Old Javanesetohpledge, stake: That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Old Javanese toh →Every word from Old Javanese botoh →