Etymology Explorer › Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi

Where does “tuha” come from?

tuha (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.

Ancestry of “tuha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)tuqahold
2Proto-Austronesian(ma-)tuqaSold

Words derived from “tuha”

  • cockatoo
  • cockatiel
  • tiel
  • Kakadu
  • kaketoe
  • kaketielje
  • kakadu
  • kakadu
  • κακατούα
  • kakadu
  • kakatua
  • tua
  • burung kakaktua
  • kakaktua
  • tua
  • توا
  • ketua
  • toewa
  • burung kakaktua
  • kakaktua
  • tuha
  • توها
  • tua
  • tuha
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS →