Where does “taya-” come from?
taya- (Old Turkic) comes from Sundanese teu.
Ancestry of “taya-”, step by step
taya- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sundanese teu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundanese | teu | — |
via Sundanese aya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundanese | aya | to be present, to exist, be there, there is |