Where does “botoh” come from?

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

botoh (Old Javanese): to bet; to wager; gambler

Definitions

  1. to bet; to wager; gambler

Ancestry of “botoh”, step by step

botoh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese toh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetohpledge, stake: That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables

via Proto-Batak *bətəh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*bətəhto know

Words derived from “botoh”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Old Javanese toh →