Where does “ain-tuur” come from?

ain-tuur (Tetum) comes from Tetum tuur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian tuduS — knee.

ain-tuur (Tetum): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “ain-tuur”, step by step

ain-tuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tetum tuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetumtuurto sit
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuhudknee
3Proto-AustronesiantuduSknee

via Tetum ain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetumainleg
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuduS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud →Every word from Tetum tuur →