Where does “ตูนู” come from?

ตูนู (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic *tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunu, from Proto-Austronesian CuNuh — roast over a fire.

ตูนู (Urak Lawoi'): to burn up

Definitions

  1. to burn up

Ancestry of “ตูนู”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*tunuto burn up
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantunuto roast food over fire
3Proto-AustronesianCuNuhroast over a fire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian CuNuh →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tunu →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tunu →