Where does “tahun” come from?
tahun (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun — year.
tahun (Proto-Malayic): year
Definitions
- year
Ancestry of “tahun”, step by step
tahun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqun | year |
via Proto-Austronesian *taqun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *taqun | — |