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Where does “timuʀ” come from?

timuʀ (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

timuʀ (Proto-Oceanic): southeast monsoon

Definitions

  1. southeast monsoon

Ancestry of “timuʀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
2Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind

Words derived from “timuʀ”

  • timu
  • timu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →