Given name · also Proto-Malayic
Putih
“white”
Putih is used as a given name. One interpretation is “white.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “white.”
Where it comes from
Putih comes from Proto-Malayic, and ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Malayic *putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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