Words that come from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian “kutu”

21 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kutu — including ukulele, ʻukulele, ʻuku, kutu, kutu, ウクレレ, ukulelist, ucailéile.

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English (4)

Hawaiian (2)

Chinese (2)

Proto-Polynesian (1)

Proto-Oceanic (1)

Japanese (1)

Irish (1)

Tahitian (1)

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (1)

Fijian (1)

Maori (1)

Rapa Nui (1)

Tongan (1)

Proto-Eastern Polynesian (1)

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian (1)

American English (1)