Where does “tahut” come from?
tahut (Semai) comes from Malay tahun, from Proto-Malayic tahun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taqun — year.
tahut (Semai): year
Ancestry of “tahut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | tahun | year |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | tahun | year |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taqun | year |