Where does “tulak” come from?
tulak (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.
tulak (Old Javanese): to push
Definitions
- to push
Ancestry of “tulak”, step by step
tulak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tulak | to push away; shove; repel |
via Proto-Austronesian *tulak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *tulak | — |