Where does “tuur” come from?

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

tuur (Tetum): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “tuur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuhudknee
2Proto-AustronesiantuduSknee

Words derived from “tuur”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuduS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud →