Where does “hantu” come from?

hantu (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu — ghost; owl.

hantu (Proto-Malayic): ghost; owl

Definitions

  1. ghost; owl

Ancestry of “hantu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqanitughost; owl
2Proto-AustronesianqaNiCughost; owl

Words derived from “hantu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu →