Where does “tuut” come from?

tuut (West Coast Bajau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian tuduS — knee.

tuut (West Coast Bajau): to follow; to accompany

Definitions

  1. to follow; to accompany

Ancestry of “tuut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantuhudknee
2Proto-AustronesiantuduSknee
Every word from Proto-Austronesian tuduS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuhud →
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