Where does “puti” come from?
puti (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putiq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
puti (Tagalog): white; white; Caucasian
Ancestry of “puti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | putiq | white |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |