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

41 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kutu — including ukulele, cootie, ʻukulele, ʻuku, kutu, kutu, kutu, utu.

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English (5)

Cebuano (3)

Hawaiian (2)

Tagalog (2)

Chinese (2)

Proto-Malayic (1)

Proto-Polynesian (1)

Proto-Oceanic (1)

Buginese (1)

Madurese (1)

Ilocano (1)

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano (1)

Japanese (1)

Chamorro (1)

Irish (1)

Tahitian (1)

Proto-North Sarawak (1)

Central Melanau (1)

Malay (1)

Bikol Central (1)

Waray-Waray (1)

Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (1)

Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (1)

Fijian (1)

Indonesian (1)

Maori (1)

Rapa Nui (1)

Tongan (1)

Proto-Eastern Polynesian (1)

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian (1)

Proto-Philippine (1)

American English (1)