Where does “Tohănița” come from?

Tohănița (Romanian) comes from Maranao Tohan, from Malay tuhan, from Proto-Malayic *tuhan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.

Ancestry of “Tohănița”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MaranaoTohanGod
2Malaytuhangod
3Proto-Malayic*tuhangod
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuandeity
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuanEvery word from Proto-Malayic *tuhanEvery word from Malay tuhan